Merida
Casa Tamarindo is located in the center of one of the oldest and most interesting cities in all of Mexico. As the capital of the Mexican state of Yucatan, Merida is the cultural and governmental center of the state, but it is also the traditional cultural center of the entire Yucatan peninsula. As a consequence, the city always has something to offer our visitors.
At the turn of the 20th Century, Merida was a thriving economic center due to the henequen trade. Hotels, homes, haciendas and other grand buildings were constructed with the wealth that flowed into the area. A few blocks from Casa Tamarindo is the Paseo de Montejo, where an evening stroll will allow you to view the historic mansions and the contemporary public art exhibits placed along the sidewalks.
Merida has open markets, street festivals and live music and entertainment at different neighbourhood parks every night of the week. On weekends, visitors can try salsa dancing or enjoy their dinner and music right on the streets, where some areas of el centro are blocked off from local traffic. For the romantics, there are horse and buggy rides down the beautiful and historic Paseo Montejo, or for those who choose to enjoy the sights on their own steam, bicycle rentals. Merida has excellent restaurants, theatres, museums, and art galleries, all within walking distance in el centro.
Merida is located just 30 kilometers south of the Gulf Coast. Day trips are easily possible both to the Yucatan Gulf Coast or into the center of the Yucatan Peninsula to explore other colonial cities, cenotes or ancient Mayan ruins.
Consider visiting:
Celestun, a fishing village with boat tours to see the flamingos
Progreso, for an afternoon on the beach drinking beer and eating fresh fish
Izamal, for it's beautiful yellow-painted colonial architecture and cobblestone streets
Uxmal, for its amazing Mayan architecture and mysterious past
Haciendas Temozon and Ochil, restored haciendas for relaxing meals under the trees
Chichen Itza is a world-famous complex of Mayan ruins
One of the many cenotes in the area
Local restaurants
Merida has a number of great restaurants. Below a few of those are listed:
Cenotes
A cenote is a natural pit, or sinkhole, resulting from the collapse of limestone bedrock that exposes groundwater underneath. The term derives from a word used by the low-land Yucatec Maya to refer to any location with accessible groundwater. Cenotes are common geological forms in low latitude regions, particularly on islands, coastlines, and platforms with young post-Paleozoic limestones that have little soil development.
There are many beautiful cenotes on the Yucatan peninsula Even though most of the require a cave certified diver certificate, several of them are accecible to open water certified divers as well as snorklers.
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