Colonial Cathedral

The Spaniards dismantled a Mayan temple and used its blocks to build a cathedral atop the former building site.

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November 29th 2009
Well, we finally made it to Mexico! It's been a long haul this year with our trip being put off a couple times but now that we're here, we couldn't be more happy with how the timing turned out to be more in our favour. Take this morning, for instance. Here in beautiful colonial Merida, it's barely 10AM and the weather is 24C but with the humidity feels just over 30C. And it's clear skies tod ... read more

North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Merida

The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more

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