Colorful, colonial-era streets studded with historic churches and modern boutique hotels make Mérida one of the most beautiful places in Mexico. However, surrounded by lush tropical forests dotted ...

The street food in Merida, in the Yucatan region of Mexico is very unique and different, here you can find some of the best ...

If you’re considering a trip to Mexico and can’t seem to decide between Mexico City or Cancun, take a chance on the city of Mérida, hidden right in the heart of the Yucatán Peninsula. As the capital ...

Mérida is the Yucatán Peninsula’s cultural epicenter, a genteel mix of provincial and cosmopolitan with a friendly small-town feel, despite its 777,000 residents. As a woman traveling alone, I hadn’t ...

MÉRIDA, Mexico — Until this winter, Mérida had just been a busy city I passed through on my way to the ancient Mayan ruins. Then, in mid-December, I made it my destination. I pretty much had to: I’d ...

Mérida is one of those dream destinations where “something for everyone” is not just a tourism-board platitude. In the capital of the Mexican state of Yucatán, there’s a ton of Spanish colonial and ...

Carlos Huber and his dachshund, Chorizo, at his villa in Mérida, Mexico. Tamara Uribe/La Tropical  Carlos Huber, the Mexico City–born founder of the perfume brand Arquiste, has mastered the art ...

When you mention Mexico, images of mariachi bands and platters of delicious tacos and guacamole might come to mind along with thoughts of huge all-inclusive resorts dotting the coast. What you may not ...

Mérida, Mexico is a town lost in a time when the remote Yucatan capital was among the richest cities in the world, due to its production of rope, made from the local agave plant. These days old world ...