San Felipe Resorts

...   Some of us have purchasing amber on our minds, so we visit a couple of amber shops. A visit to the Iglesia San Felipe is a disappointment, as we find it has been closed for badly needed renovation. Even the neighboring Central Park is all cordoned ...

... it out. http://croftsmexico.blogspot.com After leaving Chetumal we stopped at the little town of Bacala to explore the old Fuerte de San Felipe, built by the Spanish in 1733 as a defense from the pirates of the Caribbean. From there we took Highway 307 ...

... -style barriers.  Old Town was disappointing after Santa Fe, having not nearly the preserved charm of Santa Fe. We saw the San Felipe de Neri Church (over 300 years old), which was much more modest than the Cathedral in Santa Fe, the square, and ...

... and a thatched ceiling/roof. All the local muso’s were there doing their jamming thing, aided and abetted by the resorts mischievous monkey – a cute capuchin (Known as cappuccino  monkeys due to the dark black fur and white faces) that ...