When someone asks us “which of the three houses should I book?”, the right answer is almost never about the house — it’s about the neighborhood. Mérida isn’t a single experience: Downtown near Paseo Montejo, Santiago, and La Mejorada are three distinct ways of living the city, just minutes apart but with very different personalities.
Read MoreWhen someone plans a trip to the Yucatán Peninsula, the automatic instinct is almost always to book in Cancún or the Riviera Maya. It’s a valid choice —but not always the best one, depending on what you’re actually looking for. Here’s our honest comparison, without pretending Mérida has something it doesn’t. What the Riviera Maya
Read MoreOf the three neighborhoods where we have houses, La Mejorada is the one that shows up least in “what to visit in Mérida” lists. And that’s exactly why it’s worth knowing. The artisans’ neighborhood La Mejorada is one of Mérida’s oldest neighborhoods, historically tied to the city’s artisans. It’s still known today for its textile
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