What to do

HISTORICAL DOWNTOWN MERIDA

Stroll the Main Street in downtown Merida “Paseo Montejo” look for Restaurants, boutique hotels, shops and stop for a coffee or and ice cream.

Additional sights to visit Downtown

Mayan World Museum of Merida (Gran Museo del Mundo Maya)
Anthropology and History Museum
Monumento a la Patria
The Cathedral
Gastronomy corridor ( Along the street you will find specialty restaurants: meat, seafood, Mexican, Italian, Mediterranean food, as well as bars with a variety of coffee)

MAYAN WORL MUSEUM

OF MÉRIDA

PASEO DE MONTEJO

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GASTRONOMY CORRIDOR

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ANTHROPOLOGY AND HISTORY MUSEUM

IZAMAL

MONASTERY OF SAN ANTONIO DE PADUA IZAMAL

PROGRESO

VALLADOLID

SIDE TRIPS FROM MÉRIDA

MAGIC TOWNS

IZAMAL

Is a Magical small town nicknamed “ The Yellow City “ Located 43 miles from downtown Merida

VALLADOLID

Known today as “The Capital of the Maya Orient”, Valladolid is one of the two Magical Towns of Yucatan. It is a beautiful destination, as it has preserved the architectural beauty of its ancestral colonial buildings.

PROGRESO

It is located 30 km from Merida. It is the first port of height and the most important of the Yucatan coast. It has all the natural elements for the practice of different activities and has been configured as a tourist center.

ARCHEOLOGICAL

SITES

Chichen Itzá

Chichen Itza, the most famous Mayan city in the world is located 115 kilometers from the city of Merida, Yucatan and 188 km from the city of Cancun, Quintana Roo; declared a World Heritage Site in 1988 by UNESCO and Wonder of the World since 2007.

Uxmal

Uxmal is one of the main archaeological sites of the Mayan zone. Its monumental urban conception, impressive architecture and artistic ornamentation, as well as its undeniable historical value, have earned it recognition as a World Heritage Site.

Dzibichaltún - Zona Arqueológica + Cenote

It is considered one of the oldest Mayan cities, whose name means “the place where there is writing on flat stones”.
Dzibilchaltún is located at kilometer 14 of the Merida-Progreso Highway. It can be visited every day from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.