Cecille's Creativity

Twenty-two miles north of Merida, on the Gulf, is Progreso - Yucatan's most important seaport. Frieghters tie up in deep water at the end of a mile-long concrete pier. You can drive out to the end of the pier, which, in addition to the two-lane roadway, has a railroad track on one side and a pedestrian sidewalk on the other.

Progreso is also a seashore resort area, with both mansions and humble shoreline cottages lining the excellent beach for 3 miles to the next resort village of Chixulub. The area comes alive in July and August when oppressive heat sends Merida residents scurrying for the cool breezes and invigorating surf of Progreso's seashore.