I didn't have any luck with the link but thanks for the info. I will try it again. :)

Just go to Facebook and do a search on

Isla mujeres community information board

Found it. I have no idea why when I searched that earlier today on FB that it didn't pop up...

One of the ladies who works in a shop on Hidalgo, these are same ladies who walk the beach, they wear long skirts and always look very hot to me. Anyway, one of those ladies was walking around with a baby asking tourists for money when I was there, she would take the baby's hand and hold it out, it was very sad, but I didn't give her anything. A local told me she is a beggar, and we shouldn't give her money, he also told me that the Isla gov't has a food program, (I didn't know that) and no one on the island goes hungry.

wow, just read the story, those are some brazen little girls, I hope they don't get hurt. Something similar happened to a friend of mine and me a few years ago, we were stopped, taking some photos on our golf cart and 2 cute little boys came up and smiled and were so cute, they hung on to our cart and demanded money to let go, we first nicely said no, and then I had to yell at them like they were my own kids, I must have scared them and they let go and ran off. :)

I was told that the women who wear those long skirts and colorful tops are not from the Yucatan but Chiapas. Is that true?

I know one of the families and they are from Chiapas. You would be amazed at how many people come here from Chapais to work.

Ok, makes sense. Since their clothing does not look remotely Mayan, I asked a few years ago and was told they're from Chiapas.

Mapchick, great idea. I can put on what everyone calls my mean face and mean voice, and scare them off, lol.

There are many Maya from Chiapas working the beaches in QR. That is there traditional dress, not the white with floral emboidery of the yucatec Maya.

Yes, Chiapas, I was trying to remember, having brain freeze today. Anyway, Hated how she would hold out the baby's hand, she would walk right into a restaurant, and scurry off when a restaurant employee would see her.

Maggie had something she said to these little girls in Spanish, "NO estoy BROMEANDO, bajen ahora!" It means, "I'm not kidding, down now!"