3. What to buy, where to buy and how to buy your hammock
Mérida’s finest hammock shop has been owned and operated for 48 years by Jorge Raza, (in the bottom two
photos). There may be places to equal this shop but you can consistently count on getting the very best quality in all
sizes and materials.
Jane and I have been doing business here for over 25 years and have always been totally satisfied with the
products, prices and the friendly helpful service.
TEJIDOS Y CORDELES NACIONALES, S,A,
Located in Mérida’s center at Calle 56 between 63 and 65 east side
Phone (999)928 5561 Fax (999) 923 4718
Above are hammocks in the market place of various materials and styles. If you are looking for one that will be tough
and serviceable for general public use you might consider one of these made of all synthetic materials and of a
coarse weave. You will sacrifice comfort but under certain conditions of heavy wear and tear it is the best choice. The
hammocks with spreader sticks in them are novelties for tourists and not for the serious dedicated hammock
stretcher.
If your interest in hammocks goes beyond just the purchase you will find the little town of Tixkokob, 25 kilometers east
of Mérida an entertaining place to visit. Down the side streets in many homes you will see these wooden frames
known as a bastidor that are employed in the fabrication of Yucatecan hammocks. Here Manuela Chaké is fabricating
a hammock for a special order of the finest of cotton thread. This finished hammock will require five weeks of hand
stitching to complete because of its small sized thread.
The town’s people are very friendly and sure to invite you in for photos and conversation.
Using a heavy gauge of cotton twine and lightning fast knitting technique Malaver Guerra will complete this hammock
in five of six days of diligent effort. The big thread makes for much faster fabrication but comfort is then a casualty.
Her husband Miguel Angle Guerra travels over one-hundred kilometers to the coastal town of Celestún where he is a
street vender of hammocks and other knitted products like hanging chairs and the hammocks with wooden spreader
bars that the tourists insist upon.
Tixkokob has its own retail hammock outlet on the main street leading into town called; El Pavo Real (The Royal
Turkey) where you will find a wide variety of hammock related products.
(Our ground transport consists of our folding bicycles that stow aboard the buses.)
These novelty items have eye appeal but turn up short when it comes to comfort and only find a market with the
hammock novices. The local Yucatecan’s know better.
If entertainment is what you are after try these street venders who are tops in salesmanship and sure to give you an
education that might not be available at the best universities. Jane and I have made purchases from both of these
fine gentleman in years gone by and we are still marveling at their low-key approach that has always made us come
away feeling like losers.
4. How to wash and dry, your hammock. Go to next page, click here.
Mérida’s finest hammock shop has been owned and operated for 48 years by Jorge Raza, (in the bottom two
photos). There may be places to equal this shop but you can consistently count on getting the very best quality in all
sizes and materials.
Jane and I have been doing business here for over 25 years and have always been totally satisfied with the
products, prices and the friendly helpful service.
TEJIDOS Y CORDELES NACIONALES, S,A,
Located in Mérida’s center at Calle 56 between 63 and 65 east side
Phone (999)928 5561 Fax (999) 923 4718
Above are hammocks in the market place of various materials and styles. If you are looking for one that will be tough
and serviceable for general public use you might consider one of these made of all synthetic materials and of a
coarse weave. You will sacrifice comfort but under certain conditions of heavy wear and tear it is the best choice. The
hammocks with spreader sticks in them are novelties for tourists and not for the serious dedicated hammock
stretcher.
If your interest in hammocks goes beyond just the purchase you will find the little town of Tixkokob, 25 kilometers east
of Mérida an entertaining place to visit. Down the side streets in many homes you will see these wooden frames
known as a bastidor that are employed in the fabrication of Yucatecan hammocks. Here Manuela Chaké is fabricating
a hammock for a special order of the finest of cotton thread. This finished hammock will require five weeks of hand
stitching to complete because of its small sized thread.
The town’s people are very friendly and sure to invite you in for photos and conversation.
Using a heavy gauge of cotton twine and lightning fast knitting technique Malaver Guerra will complete this hammock
in five of six days of diligent effort. The big thread makes for much faster fabrication but comfort is then a casualty.
Her husband Miguel Angle Guerra travels over one-hundred kilometers to the coastal town of Celestún where he is a
street vender of hammocks and other knitted products like hanging chairs and the hammocks with wooden spreader
bars that the tourists insist upon.
Tixkokob has its own retail hammock outlet on the main street leading into town called; El Pavo Real (The Royal
Turkey) where you will find a wide variety of hammock related products.
(Our ground transport consists of our folding bicycles that stow aboard the buses.)
These novelty items have eye appeal but turn up short when it comes to comfort and only find a market with the
hammock novices. The local Yucatecan’s know better.
If entertainment is what you are after try these street venders who are tops in salesmanship and sure to give you an
education that might not be available at the best universities. Jane and I have made purchases from both of these
fine gentleman in years gone by and we are still marveling at their low-key approach that has always made us come
away feeling like losers.
4. How to wash and dry, your hammock. Go to next page, click here.
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