Merida Strip Clubs / Prostitution
I can heartily recommend the two strip clubs just a few kilometers east of Merida along the Cancun highway. I forget their names, but these are large buildings and they advertise in the local papers. They are on the north side of the highway, the first one at a major circle has a large billboard and is open in the evenings. The second one, a little farther east (maybe a couple kilometers more, requiring that you turn around) is open during the day. They are under the same management. There is another one on the south side that is crap (very local, girls range from threes to sixes).
The clubs are attractive. 3 drink minimum, which is about 75 pesos. Lap dances range from 50 - 150 pesos ($5-15), depending on how much privacy you want. You can get a blowjob for 500 pesos ($50) in the 150 peso room (negotiate with the girl; you'll end up having to buy a couple songs for the house as well). The thing about Mexico is you definitely don't have to sit on your hands. The girls range from fives to eights, all local, and definitely more attractive than the girls you normally find in the Yucatan.
Geez, I wish I could remember the names of the places. Anyway, just drive east from Merida towards Cancun on the highway and you'll see them just outside the city - look north. They advertise in the local papers.
"Casa" in Playa closed down
I heard from a reliable source that on Sunday the police shut down the house near 30th. Apparently the girls all got brought down to the station and were photographed for the periodicos. I don't know what the reason for a crackdown might be. In that area is it politics, tourism, or just a periodic shakedown? If anyone sees anything in the news about it, report back please.