Merida is the capital city of the state of Yucatan, also known as the white Merida, founded in the XVI century by the Spanish conqueror Francisco Montejo. The city was built up over the ancient Mayan settlement known as T´Ho, using the same stones of the Mayan monuments. It was named a World Heritage by UNESCO in 1993. In the colonial period Merida became a very rich city, mainly due to the local industry of the Henequen, also called the “Green Gold” during the XVIII and

One of the most spectacular migrations in the world is the Monarch butterfly annual journey. It travels thousands of miles from the Northeast United States and Southeast Canada all the way to the central Mexico. They choose the highland Oyamel forests of Michoacan and Mexico states where they cluster in large groups during winter. These forests in Mexico have been declared as world Heritage site by UNESCO. This epic phenomenon is vital for pollination and ecosystems support f

Bacalar is a so called Magical Town, this is a denomination given by the Mexican Tourism Board to some few Mexican towns that have significant cultural richness, natural beauty, historical relevance, unique traditions, architecture and some other characteristics. It is located on the south of the state of Quintana Roo, about 4 hours from Cancun. It is at the shores of the beautiful lagoon of Bacalar, also called “the 7 Colors lagoon” for its 7 shades of blue, from turquoise a

The ancient name of the city is believed to be “Zama”, a Mayan Word meaning “Dawn”. On the XIX century explores that rediscovered the city renamed it as Tulum, meaning “Walls” as the city is surrounded by them. Records say that oldest traces of human beings in the area are from the year 400 or 500 of our era, though the majority of its buildings were made between the XIII and XIV centuries. Tulum was an important seaport that traded merchandise around throughout the Yucatan c