Postcards · March 25, 2025
There are three faces to Mérida— one carved in stone, one kept in memory, and one still playing out in the streets. And all three versions layer neatly on top of each other…
Postcards · March 22, 2025
It was late when we wandered into the cathedral. The lights were already dimming, the crowd thinning. Our plan was to return later, but the week didn’t cooperate. But what we got was unforgettable…
Postcards · March 21, 2025
We didn’t stay at El Pueblo, but we sure wish we had. Cecil, the owner, had invited us to breakfast one morning and honestly, we were blown away…
Postcards · March 14, 2025
We signed up for a small group tour to Celestún mostly because the timing worked and the weather looked decent. Also, I was promised flamingos…
Postcards · March 12, 2025
The Paseo de Montejo is long, wide, and grand, suggesting that somebody (or several) had something to prove. And they did. In the late 1800s, Mérida found itself literally awash with cash…
Postcards · March 11, 2025
Kitty-corner from the Mérida cathedral—and painted key lime green—sits the Palacio del Gobierno. You might think it’s only worth a quick establishing shot, but you’d be wrong….
Postcards · March 09, 2025
You can’t miss the Monumento a la Patria at the northern end of what is arguably Mérida’s most famous street, the Paseo de Montejo. It’s a massive, ring-shaped block of history…
Postcards · March 08, 2025
The Palacio Cantón is one of the flashiest buildings on Mérida’s grand boulevard, Paseo de Montejo. A bright yellow Beaux-Arts mansion with a spiral staircase and Italian marble…
Postcards · March 07, 2025
We visited a lot of house museums in Mérida, and, honestly, a lot of these houses blend together, an endless parade of Murano glass chandeliers and velvet rope barriers. Montejo 495 does not…