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MERCADO

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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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