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Yerba mate in Merida/Campeche/Veracruz???

Replies: 4 - Last Post: Feb 5, 2013 3:55 PM Last Post By: elizabethnz1

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elizabethnz1

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Jan 27, 2013 3:26 PM
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Yerba mate in Merida/Campeche/Veracruz???

Hi there,

Does anyone happen to know where I can find yerba mate (the Argentine tea, loose leaf, not in tea bags)??? I found some forums online that said Chedraui supermarket sells it in Merida but after a massive mission today no luck.

Anyone have any idea where I could find it in Merida/Campeche/Veracruz? I know I can find it in DF but I will run out before I arrive there...

Thanks!

Buscocaminos

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Jan 27, 2013 6:48 PM
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You're in the wrong place to find yerba mate.Suerte con eso!

elizabethnz1

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Jan 27, 2013 7:15 PM
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Really? I found it in Oaxaca and was told it should be much easier to find it here in Merida as many Argentines in Yucatan.

Maybe I'll have to wait until I get back to DF... unless someone else knows of a place..

hardnosethehighway

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Jan 27, 2013 7:50 PM
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I know it's around because some pinche cabron emptied his bombilla out the window of a bus travelling between Veracruz & Campeche-and half of it landed on my because it blew back in my open window.

I cursed him in both Mexican Spanish and Canadian English and I doubt he ever did that again.

elizabethnz1

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Feb 5, 2013 3:55 PM
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If anyone else is desperately seeking yerba mate I ended up finding it in Puebla at Liverpool, a big fancy department store. The big Chedraui supermarkets which have sections of imported products have it too (definitely in Oaxaca and DF maybe other big cities too), as well as Palacio de Hierro.
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