Merida, Mexico When the Spanish arrived to this place, it reminded them a lot of home--Merida, Spain—and so they decided to name it after their beloved city. I spent most of my time here. I wasn’t even planning to visit this city in the first place, which makes me conclude that it’s really pointless to have an itinerary in your travels. In Merida, everyday can offer you something fun you can do whether it’s bike riding, going to a museum, walking around the city, going to a bull fight, taking a daily trip to a Maya ruin (the Ruta Puc, Uxmal, Dzibilchaltun), hike and swim at a cenote (a cenote is basically a sinkhole containg water and they are unique, and in the Yucatan it’s the only place in the world where they exist), Merida can
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