A Merida building at night

Merida, old towns and beautiful birds

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September 12th 2010
Merida is nothing like Cancun or Playa del Carmen and if you want to experience Mexican culture whilst staying on the Yucatan peninsula then this is a great place to go. We travelled across to the largest city in the region on a local bus from Cancun which took about five hours. We then used the tried and tested Tripadviser website to guide us to our hotel. This involved a hike across the histor ... read more

North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Merida

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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