Member Directory


Ralf Hollmann is the author of The Modern Yucatán Dictionary and owner of Lawson’s Original Yucatán Excursions. Raised in Canada, Hollmann has lived in Yucatán with his Mérida-born wife for 30 years. 

Born in Yucatán, Yesica Benitez Chan is a marketer, avid gardener, softball player, baker, and a great lover of Yucatecan culture and cuisine.

Alvaro Amador Muniz describes himself as a Rednexican who hails from Ciudad Juárez, an adopted Tennessean, an amateur historian, and an average basketball player currently living in Costa Rica. He can be contacted at alvaroamadormu@gmail.com or via Twitter @AlvaroAmadorM.

Pennsylvania native, relocated to Maryland in 1994. David W. Keelan retired in 2020 and living his best life in Mérida, Yucatán.

Maggie Cale was born in the United States and has lived most of her life in Pennsylvania. She has a social work degree from Penn State University and finished her career in Washington, D.C. working with families. She moved to Yucatán in 2017 and has worked part-time ghostwriting for bloggers. She lives in Itzimná with her two dogs.

Eduardo Vázquez is Roof Cat Media's creative consultant as well as director at Flirt Content Marketing. He also owns the restaurant Flamante Burgers & Friends in Mérida.

Verónica Garibay Saldaña is a Mexican columnist, communications major, and poetry enthusiast.
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Born in Mérida, Carlos Rosado van der Gracht is a Mexican/Canadian blogger, photographer and adventure expedition leader. He holds degrees in multimedia, philosophy, and translation from universities in Mexico, Canada and Norway.