This living history house gives you a sense of the splendor and grandeur of the 'Oro Verde' (Green Gold) ³ó±ð²Ô±ð±ç³Üé²Ô era. The only original house of its kind open to the public, it is accessed via guided tour from the in-house museum, the Casa Museo Montes Molina, by appointment only.
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A world-class museum celebrating Maya culture, the Gran Museo houses a permanent collection of more than 1100 remarkably well-preserved artifacts,…
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If you visit one hacienda, make it this one. This vast estate grew and processed ³ó±ð²Ô±ð±ç³Üé²Ô (agave plant fibers, used to make rope); many of its numerous…
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This massive mansion was built between 1909 and 1911, though its owner, General Francisco Cantón Rosado (1833–1917), lived here for only six years before…
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Sotuta de Peón, 32km south of ²Ñé°ù¾±»å²¹, is the only working ³ó±ð²Ô±ð±ç³Üé²Ô hacienda in the world. Jump aboard a horse and cart and view the ³ó±ð²Ô±ð±ç³Üé²Ô process from…
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Lying about 17km due north of central ²Ñé°ù¾±»å²¹, ¶Ù³ú¾±²ú¾±±ô³¦³ó²¹±ô³Ùú²Ô ('Place of Inscribed Flat Stones') was the longest continuously used Maya administrative and…
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On the site of a former Maya temple is ²Ñé°ù¾±»å²¹â€™s hulking, severe cathedral, begun in 1561 and completed in 1598. Some of the stone from the Maya temple was…
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Casa de Montejo is on the south side of Plaza Grande and dates from 1540. It originally housed soldiers, but was soon converted into a mansion that served…
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Though far less impressive than many Maya sites, Mayapán is historically significant – it was one of the last major dynasties in the region and…
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This massive mansion was built between 1909 and 1911, though its owner, General Francisco Cantón Rosado (1833–1917), lived here for only six years before…
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Paseo de Montejo, which runs parallel to Calles 56 and 58, was an attempt by ²Ñé°ù¾±»å²¹â€™s 19th-century city planners to create a wide boulevard similar to the…
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This 18th-century church stands on the north side of Parque de Santa Ana.
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The pretty little Parque Santa LucÃa has arcades on the north and west sides; this was where travelers would get on or off the stagecoaches that linked…
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The enormous Teatro Peón Contreras was built between 1900 and 1908, during ²Ñé°ù¾±»å²¹â€™s ³ó±ð²Ô±ð±ç³Üé²Ô heyday. It boasts a main staircase of Carrara marble, a dome…
6. Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán
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The modern Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán was established in the 19th century by Governor Felipe Carrillo Puerto and General Manuel Cepeda Peraza. Inside…
7. Museo de Arte Popular de Yucatán
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In a building constructed in 1906, the Museo de Arte Popular de Yucatán has a small rotating exhibition downstairs that features popular art from around…
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The 17th-century Iglesia de Jesús was built by Jesuits in 1618. It's the sole surviving edifice from a complex of buildings that once filled the entire…