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hey guys welcome back to the channel this is eat by la travel with jenny and kevin
today we're exploring the yucatan peninsula in search of some traditional yucatecan clothing
just to catch you up if you're new we've been in mexico for four months now we were in veracruz for
two and we've got some really great videos for you lined up from veracruz so be sure to check those
out again if you're just joining us don't be shy to subscribe so that you can follow along with us
on the adventures if you've never been to yucatan or the yucatan peninsula and you plan to visit
let me remind you that it is hot here and in order for you to survive the heat you got
to make sure you prepare for it just like you prepare for winter so you want to make
sure you have the proper clothing just like in winter when you prepare you buy jackets sweaters
here you got to make sure you got the freshest clothing possible
usually that's 100 cotton clothing loose fitting clothing dry fake clothing maybe you
can bring your own dry fit but something you'll definitely want to make room in your luggage for
is getting some pieces of the local attire today we're taking a trip to the town of kimbila which
is known as la tierra de los bordados the town of quinvilla is just a few kilometers before isa mal
if you're coming from merida and if you haven't already be sure to check out our vlog in isamal
mexico's first pueblo so believe it or not we've learned that around the yucatan peninsula it can
get up to 122 degrees fahrenheit the hottest months are said to be may june july and august
122 degrees fahrenheit but i mean we're not going to complain because we love the heat
we escape we're escaping the cold for a reason but in order to prepare and to be ready to tackle
this heat you got to make sure that you have the right clothing in order to survive we we try to
pack a lot of dry fit clothing we try to pack a lot of very light athletic clothing and believe
it or not even this hat that's cloth is not the best because the sun makes it super hot and it
gets super hot on you and it gets super sticky compared to this so you want to make sure you get
some of that dry fit clothing even on the hats we packed a ton of athletic clothes to make sure that
we can survive this heat but you can't go to nice fancy places and restaurants that in the middle of
the day with athleticals you have to look fancy you have to look sharp and you want to make sure
you look like a yukateko so we came out here to kimila to make sure that we find some good attire
so we can have some fancy dinners and enjoy some salsa at night right so let's go out and explore
what's really nice about yucatan is that the road conditions are really nice they're super smooth
coming from veracruz where there is a lot of speed bumps along the road it's really nice to drive in
the condition where it's just flat and what's nice is what's also really cool is that they're
they're free for the most part unless you're traveling to cancun then you have to pay tolls
if you're traveling around yucatan it's really nice it's really smooth
remember going in veracruz you would have so many speed bumps along the road
dirt roads a bunch of different dirt roads well depending on where you're going if you're going to
major places you still run into these huge speed bumps of attack ruth and they're scary especially
if you're a new driver and every nice road in veracruz you have to pay a toll and that sucks
so it's really nice and we're really fortunate to be able to drive in a very smooth service because
i'm still new to driving in mexico and i i could say that i would feel very comfortable driving
in yucatan in order to get to kinvilla you have to make sure you follow the science stay samal
once you make that turn towards amal the road changes into only a one-person road so it's a one
it's a it's a shared road between uh directions and it's like 10 to 15 minutes before getting to
samantha it's a very small town so you got to make sure you don't miss it we highly recommend when
you leave merida but before leaving many that you that you set up the gps to get directly to
kimbila because there is no signal around here so make sure that you have the right
directions because there isn't like a big sign for kimila either it's just a small
not touristy town that you just drive into so if you made it today you went too far we just passed
up one of the biggest vendors the guayaberas julio itza and they actually have two locations the one
on the main road that we just passed up and then one actually in town in kimberlan if you go to
the one on the road it'll be a smaller selection but if you want to have a much wider selection
in broader range and sizes you definitely want to go to the original one in the town
of kimila which they call the fabrica so we're not actually going to take a very sharp turn over
another beautiful sight are going to be the field of veneken and again is a akin to the agave plants
but it doesn't produce tequila or mescal it actually produces the type of fabric for making
hats for making all kinds of baskets and products actually my earrings are made of vinegar
look at all these skirts such fresh materials yellow or white
oh my gosh hello i say yellow hello
so many crop top options for this skirt can't wait to try them
and the top is cute too i could wear them together or i could make some masks
this would be really cute with some jeans
good for dancing brush
the town of kimbila is less than a thousand people and it's not touristy whatsoever it's a perfect
stop along the way to isaman so it's completely worth the slight detour you're taking a day trip
from merida to istanbul it's worth making a stop here in kimballah to go shopping to check out the
shops and to admire the typical attire of the peninsula of yucatan it's gorgeous i'm super
happy with my purchase you see my skirt there are all kinds of designs crop tops full dresses
from full blouses long sleeve short sleeve for men guayaberas which are the specialty for any
tropical hot weather formal dressing we noticed that the shops tend to close pretty early around
six seven o'clock so you'll want to come early going on the way to izamal from merida is a great
stop to make because when you get to isamal you'll see a lot of the same attire for a much higher
price so you're better off coming here first then lisa madison enjoying the evening once the pizza
a little less intense you'll see countless attire stores in quinbila there's there really isn't
a specific one that we would recommend to you we started at but there are there are multiple
stores within any block radius so check them all out come with time and enjoy the gifts that this
little town has to offer and help out the local economy we hope you guys enjoyed shopping with
us and exploring the local attire we're gonna head back to merida now but let us know what
you thought of the outfits is this something that you could get used to wearing or you would just
say no that's not really for me don't forget to leave your thoughts down below do you think
you'd look good in these outfits how do i look yellow my color i think yellow is my color wow
this breeze is working for me okay anyways i'll let you guys go thanks again for joining us today
be sure to come back for the next vlog we've got more adventures coming for you sequila and ciao
you