Mérida, the vibrant capital of the Mexican state of Yucatán, has a rich Mayan and colonial heritage. The city’s focal point is Plaza de la Independencia, bordered by the fortresslike Mérida Cathedral and white limestone Iglesia de la Tercera Orden, both colonial-era churches built using relics from ancient Mayan temples.

It is named after Francisco de Montejo, the Spanish conquistador who founded the city in 1542, and is the location of some of the most iconic buildings and monuments of the city. Inspired by the French boulevard, the avenue is flanked by trees and has several roundabouts along its course.

Catch a carriage in Parque Santa Ana and ride down Paseo de Montejo and see all the beautiful old homes.

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The Yucatán Peninsula is home to a magnificent geological wonder: the cenote!

The word cenote (pronounced se-no-tay) comes to us, via Spanish, from the Mayan word dzonot, ‘sacred well’. Geologically speaking, a cenote is a sink-hole caused by collapsing limestone bedrock, exposing the groundwater below. The Yucatán Peninsula is absolutely covered with cenotes.

Cenotes were used by Mayans as sources of fresh water, and as such they would build their cities near them. They considered the cenotes to be both water sources and an entrance to the underworld.

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