Mérida – Capital of the Yucatán
A gorgeous colonial-era city of nearly a million people, Mérida is the capital of the Yucatán and was our home for three months. Despite its size, it’s mostly overlooked by travelers. In fact, before...
View ArticleThe Museo de la Ciudad in Mérida
Found just a couple blocks southeast of the Plaza Grande, Mérida’s grand former post office is now home to a museum which introduces the city and its history. We decided to move to the Yucatán because...
View ArticleMérida’s Paseo de Montejo
One of the best reasons to travel is the opportunity to challenge your poorly-held assumptions and purge yourself of them. A child of the US Midwest, I grew up with the vague concept of “Mexico” as a...
View ArticleThe Ruins of Aké
On the way home to Mérida from Izamal, we swung by the small village and archaeological site of Aké. Requiring a long drive off the main highway, it’s a town which feels forgotten by the march of time....
View ArticleSotuta de Peon
During the Yucatán’s henequen boom, there were close to a thousand haciendas in operation across the state. Today, they’re nearly all in ruins. And in the area surrounding Mérida, only one still...
View ArticleMérida – Capital of the Yucatán
A gorgeous colonial-era city of nearly a million people, Mérida is the capital of the Yucatán and was our home for three months. Despite its size, it’s mostly overlooked by travelers. In fact, before...
View ArticleThe Museo de la Ciudad in Mérida
Found just a couple blocks southeast of the Plaza Grande, Mérida’s grand former post office is now home to a museum which introduces the city and its history. We decided to move to the Yucatán because...
View ArticleMérida’s Paseo de Montejo
One of the best reasons to travel is the opportunity to challenge your poorly-held assumptions and purge yourself of them. A child of the US Midwest, I grew up with the vague concept of “Mexico” as a...
View ArticleThe Ruins of Aké
On the way home to Mérida from Izamal, we swung by the small village and archaeological site of Aké. Requiring a long drive off the main highway, it’s a town which feels forgotten by the march of time....
View ArticleSotuta de Peon
During the Yucatán’s henequen boom, there were close to a thousand haciendas (plantations) in operation across the state. Today, they’re nearly all in ruins. And in the area surrounding Mérida, only...
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