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A Week in Merida

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December 7th 2015
We spent a week in Merida in the Yucatan. Merida is approximately 200 miles west of Cancun. It is about four hours on the ADO bus from Cancun airport. We stayed in a 1800’s restored colonial home in the Santiago area of the historic district. Merida was founded in the 1500’s in an area populated by the Mayans. Many of the churches and historic buildings built by the Spaniards used building sto ... 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