Tag: yucatan
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CerveFrió Licolería San Sebastián
Location: Calle 75 #555 between Calles 70 and 72, across from San Sebastián Church, Merida Hours: 10:00-22:00 CerveFrió Licolería San Sebastián is across from the San Sebastián Church. A nice young lady was working when we went in. She answered all of our questions with a huge smile and gladly posed for a photograph. For […]
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Santiago Neighborhood
Location: On Calle 59 between Calles 70 and 72, Merida After stopping at the Santiago Mercado we continued our walk through the beautiful Santiago neighborhood. We passed by the brilliantly maintained Iglesia de Santiago, built in 1637, and rested for a few minutes in Parque de Santiago. Close to the church a group of women […]
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Santiago Market
Location: On corner of Calles 57 and 70, next to the church and park with the same name. Mercado de Santiago, Santiago Market, is located in the Santiago neighborhood. A small, well stocked Mercado; it carries most of the perishables you could dream of: vegetables, fruits, flowers, meats, dairy products, spices, recadas (spice mixes), clothing […]
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Hidalgo Park
Location: Corner of Calle 59 and Calle 60, Merida. The black statue of Hidalgo sits atop a huge phallus shaped monument with stairs leading to it, draws your eyes naturally into Hidalgo Park. The black statue at night lacks spot lighting, surprisingly, making it unnoticeable – sadly I never saw it was there until […]
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Mansión Mérida
Location: Calle 60 between Calles 59 and 61, Merida Next to Hidalgo Park While sitting in Hidalgo Park, my eyes caught a glimpse of an outside eatery. As I looked at it, I noticed a beautifully intricate entryway behind it. I asked Leroy if we could check it out. We walked toward it and […]
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Parque de la Madre
Location: Calle 60 between 57-A and 59 As we walked back to our hotel from Pasaje de la Revolucion, we stumbled upon Parque de la Madre or Parque de Maternidad. Despite the late hour, the mother-children statue was lite beautifully and fully so much so it drew you into the tranquil park. You could easily […]
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Pasaje de la Revolución
Location: An alleyway between Merida Cathedral and MACAY museum that connects Calle 60 and 58 As we wandered about el centro, we saw a huge archway glowing red on Calle 60. As we got closer the glowing green eastern entrance on Calle 58 drew my eye through the entire alleyway, taking it all in at […]
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Church of the Third Order
Location: On corner of Calle 60 and Calle 59, next to Parque de la Madre, Merida A beautiful church Iglesia de la Tercera Orden, Church of the Third Order, is located right next door to the Parque de la Madre. Elaborate and beautiful the church was built in 1620 by the Jesuits, who did not take […]
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Los Trompos Restaurant
Location: Corner of Calle 59 and Calle 60, Merida, by Hidalgo Park Hours: 18:00-24:00 Upon entering Los Trompos Restaurant you are quick to notice its modernity. It is definitely a chain restaurant, like a Mexican Applebee or Chili’s. It was packed when we arrived, so we took the only table available next to the cashier’s […]
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Merida’s 500 Year Old El Centro
Location: Block formed by Calles 60, 61, 62, 63 The Plaza Grande, or zocalo, is the main hub of the city and has been for almost 500 years. The plaza was designated the Plaza de la Independencia in 1821. The zocalo (plaza) takes up an entire city block and is formed by Calles 60, 61, […]