Merida Yucatan

Yucatan

Certain things that turn Merida & Yucatan into such fascinating place, are the remains of its colonial past, which can be appreciated in each and everyone of its villages, and the archeological sites of its prehispanic history. This region of Mexico was once the home of the old Mayas, one of the most important civilizations that flourished in America. Its Capital City, Merida, is one of the most important Mexican colonial jewels renown as the "White City".


Merida


Merida, Yucatan, economic and social centre of southeast Mexico, is a tourist destination of the first rank. It is known as the White City for its clean streets, houses and people, and it is an obligatory starting and finishing point for those visiting the State of Yucatan. Merida depicts much of the splendor of Colonial Mexico. The Spanish conqueror Francisco de Montejo founded Merida in 1542 on the site of a former Mayan city he destroyed. 

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