If you’re considering a trip to Mexico and can’t seem to decide between Mexico City or Cancun, take a chance on the city of Mérida, hidden right in the heart of the Yucatán Peninsula. As the capital ...

Its plazas, pastel streets, and warm community spirit are captivating.

Mérida is the Yucatán Peninsula’s cultural epicenter, a genteel mix of provincial and cosmopolitan with a friendly small-town feel, despite its 777,000 residents. As a woman traveling alone, I hadn’t ...

Yucatan is west of the overrated Quintana Roo, and its capital, Merida, is a city whose name you’ve been hearing more and more. While your friends take the coast and do little to immerse themselves in ...

MÉRIDA, Mexico — Until this winter, Mérida had just been a busy city I passed through on my way to the ancient Mayan ruins. Then, in mid-December, I made it my destination. I pretty much had to: I’d ...

Ever since I saw photos of a friend’s trip to Mérida, Mexico, I couldn’t get the destination out of my head. Sure, I was drawn in by the historic city’s ample charm, culture, architecture, art, and ...

When you mention Mexico, images of mariachi bands and platters of delicious tacos and guacamole might come to mind along with thoughts of huge all-inclusive resorts dotting the coast. What you may not ...

The capital of the Yucatán attracts creative types from around Mexico and across many borders, drawn by its Mayan and colonial heritage and, for some, its path to the future. Plantel Matilde, an arts ...

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