Mérida, Mexico is a town lost in a time when the remote Yucatan capital was among the richest cities in the world, due to its production of rope, made from the local agave plant. These days old world ...

So you’ve heard of Mérida, its 1.3 million inhabitants, irresistibly iconic colonial buildings, and countless cultural and ...

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 ...

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 ...

One of the quietest corners of Mexico is starting to make some big waves in IT innovation, but don’t expect to hear a lot of boastful claims shouted from the rooftops. The city of Merida is located in ...

Mérida is one of those dream destinations where “something for everyone” is not just a tourism-board platitude. In the capital of the Mexican state of Yucatán, there’s a ton of Spanish colonial and ...

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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 ...

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 ...