Capital Mérida of the state of Yucatan, was built on the bases of the Maya city of You Ho.
Mérida is a noisy city which finds calm only Sunday (day when the downtown area is closed with the motor vehicle traffic), but even with this tumult, and in spite of the narrowness of the pavements and a heat sometimes overpowering, it is pleasant to walk in the streets and on the public places of this charming city.

One of the most interesting streets is Calle 60, between the large plaza and Calle 55, where one can discover some small parks, churches and theatres.
The most interesting museum of the city is Museo Nacional de Arte Popular, located at a few minutes of walk of the large plaza. One presents to it beautiful woven works, potteries and ceramics, as well as the instruments being used for their production. You will also see masks, objects out of wooden painted with the hand, glassmaking and objects out of copper.
Among the other museums to be announced, there is Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Ateneo de Yucatán located in the passage which skirts the cathedral, opposite the large plaza. One presents to it paintings, lithographies, fabrics and ceramics.

In the surroundings:
To 90 km of Mérida, on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, the reserve of birds of Celestun is a goal of walk pleasant. Thousands of pink flamingos occupy the lagoon, just as pelicans and brushes.

Chichen Itza to 120 km of Mérida, is a Maya archeological site, very vast that it is necessary to see absolutely.
The archeological site of Dzibilchaltun seems to have been one of the Maya cities most important of Mexico.