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Riviera Maya & the Yucatan

Riviera Maya & the Yucatan Attractions

Campeche

Peerless Gulf of Mexico scenery, beautiful beaches, and colonial buildings draw visitors to Campeche in their droves. A World Heritage city, Campeche is a fortified city, its walled bastions ...  Read more

Cozumel

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The teardrop-shaped island of Cozumel is Mexico’s largest island, and synonymous with perfect coral reef diving. The waters within 5km (3 miles) of Cozumel are dotted with around 100 dive sites, ...  Read more

Chetumal

The state capital of Quintana Roo, Chetumal is a vibrant port city on the peninsula’s east coast. Chetumal has a rich Mayan past, preserved in the city’s Museum of Maya Culture. The history of ...  Read more

Uxmal

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The Mayan pyramids and monuments of Uxmal are particularly well preserved, and considered some of the most beautiful in the Yucatan. Scattered across the archaeological site are stepped ...  Read more

Ayuntamiento (Palacio Municipal)

The Municipal Palace of Merida faces the main plaza across from the cathedral and is probably the building most likely to appear in photos of the city. With its salmon-colored exterior, arches ...  Read more

Casa de Montejo

Located on the south side of the Plaza Principal, this intricately decorated structure was built by the son of Adelantado Montejo, the conqueror of Yucatan. It served as a mansion for the family and ...  Read more

Celestun

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If you’re looking for guaranteed pink flamingo sightings, a trip out to Celustun is your best bet. There’s a pleasant enough beach where you can spread out a blanket, look for shells, or go swimming, ...  Read more

Kabah

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This minor archeological site on the Puuc Route south of Merida is worth visiting to see its Palace of the Masks, an ornate structure covered with hundreds of masks of the same figure: the rain god ...  Read more

MACAY Museum (Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Ateneo de Yucatan)

This contemporary art museum right off the Grand Plaza houses permanent and visiting exhibits. The former include the work of several Yucatecan artists, the most famous being the Governor’s Palace ...  Read more

Merida Cathedral

Officially known as the Cathedral of San Ildefonso, this grand church was built between 1561 and 1598, on the site of a Mayan temple (and adding insult to injury by using its stones as part of the ...  Read more

Paseo de Montejo

While the center of Merida is all Spanish Colonial in architecture and layout, Paseo de Montejo is the product of a brief period when the French controlled Mexico and built a grand boulevard lined by ...  Read more

Zocalo de Merida

Better known as Plaza Grande, Plaza Principal, or just “the main square” by English speakers, this has been the center of Merida since the cathedral was finished in the late 1500s. It’s a pleasant ...  Read more

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