The white Merida, Mexico. A World Heritage Site

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 XIX century. The production of this fiber was mainly exported to Europe becoming a very rich industry that brought prosperity to the city and to the Peninsula of Yucatan.

The landowners of these Henequen fields built the so called “Haciendas”, big houses similar to the Plantation houses in south US, to manage their productions enriching some few families upon the hard job of thousands of Mayan people.

The core of this prosperity was the city of Merida where you can see luxurious mansions and elegant avenues.

The main plaza in the historic center of Merida is the heart of the city and the Yucatecan people relax and gather surrounded by the Governors palace, the City Hall and the first cathedral in America with its Baroque and Renaissance styles.

On the weekends, regional dances and cultural events are done in this square along with other spots as the Plaza de Santa Lucia.

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