Must-SeeCities

Mérida

Yucatán

The Yucatán's colonial capital, with its Sunday market and cenotes close by.

Photo: Gideonximi · CC BY 4.0
Best Time to Go
Dec–Apr
Our full guide to Mérida is being written. It's on the Yucatán Peninsula list as Must-See.

Nearby

Worth a Detour
Heritage · UNESCO

Uxmal

Yucatán
About 43 miles away

A graceful Maya city with its tall Pyramid of the Magician.

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Must-See
Heritage · UNESCO

Chichen Itza

Yucatán
About 71 miles away

The great Maya city and its stepped pyramid, El Castillo, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.

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Must-See
Beaches · Beaches

Tulum and the Riviera Maya

Quintana Roo
About 151 miles away

White sand, Caribbean water, and a Maya town on a cliff, with freshwater sinkholes called cenotes inland.

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