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MERCADO
:
After a tour of Mérida’s
vast market, packed with food vendors,
take a cooking lesson and enjoy lunch in a
private home as part of a food tour.
2. RUINS:
Using Mérida as base, visit numerous sites of
Maya ruins and monuments such as Uxmal and
Chichén Itzá.
3.
ZÓCALO
:
Fill your shopping bag with Day of the Dead
figurines, tiny Milagros, and jewelry sporting your
Maya zodiac sign at one of the dozens of shops that
frame Mérida’s town square.
4. CASA DE MONTEJO:
Visit the landmark colonial
structures on the main square of Mérida.
5. SNA JOLOBIL:
Snap up colorful woven
huipiles
(blouses) and other indigenous textiles at this crafts
cooperative in San Cristóbal de las Casas.
6. MUSEO DEL AMBAR DE CHIAPAS:
At this museum in
San Cristóbal de las Casas, learn about the process
that turns pine resin into the mesmerizing golden stone
that makes amber jewelry so coveted.
7. TEMPLO DE SAN CRISTÓBAL:
Take in the
spectacular scenery from the
mirador
(lookout point).
8. SKIING:
What? Skiing? In Mexico? Believe it. The
northeastern region of Sierra Arteaga is known as the
Switzerland of Mexico. (Artificial snow ensures skiing
and snowboarding.)
9. PINE FORESTS:
Explore the Sierra Arteaga on
horseback.
10. MUSEO DEL DESIERTO:
See prairie dogs, lizards,
400 kinds of cactus, and a Tyrannosaurus rex at this
museum in Saltillo, less than 30 minutes from Arteaga.
hy Go?
For this revelation shared by experienced travelers: Mexico is a lot more than a bunch of pretty beaches.
Rich in landscape diversity and a blend of cultural influences, the country presents experiences as distinct as Mérida’s
lively
zócalo
(town square) to the textile crafts of Tzotzil villages in Chiapas to — we’re not putting you on — skiing in
the northeastern state of Coahuila. Mountain hiking, climbing Maya monuments, strolling cobblestone streets, and
more await in Mexico’s interior.
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Mexico, Other Areas
“We got a local guy to drive us from Progreso to Mérida. The town was very vibrant with lots of great architecture
and monuments. We had some tremendous food and spent time shopping in local stores.”
— dallasjhawk
If you’re fascinated with the
Spanish colonial architecture of
Mérida …
you’ll love strolling the
cobblestone streets inside the walled
city of
Cartagena, Colombia
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