If you want to see how meridanos live when no one's watching, Santiago is the neighborhood.
Valeria Solís
Travel editor
Santiago park at dusk.
Santiago doesn't market itself. That's why it's worth your time.
Tuesdays and Thursdays there's dancing for older folks. Show up, sit down, no permission needed.
El Colorín's torta cubana has been the same for three generations. Don't mess with the order.
By 9 pm the neighborhood sleeps. That's part of the charm, not a flaw.
About the author
Valeria Solís
Travel editor at Kanaa. Ten years spent criss-crossing southeast Mexico and writing about what she finds when she steps off the beaten path.
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