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Hacienda Xmatkuil ( Spanish pronunciation: [iʃmaðˈkwil]) is located in the Mérida Municipality in the state of Yucatán in southeastern Mexico. It is one of the properties that arose during the nineteenth century henequen boom. It is part of the Cuxtal Ecological Reserve, which was set aside in 1993 to protect both the artificial and ...
One of Merida's twin mansions, known as the Cámara Houses or "Las Casas Gemelas" Cathedral of Mérida as it appeared in 2010 Mérida was founded in 1542 by the Spanish conquistadors , including Francisco de Montejo the Younger and Juan de la Cámara , and named after the town of Mérida in Extremadura, Spain.
The Cámara Houses (In Spanish: Las Casas Cámara, “Las Casas Gemelas” [1] ), also known as the Twin Houses (In Spanish: Las Casas Gemelas ), are two historic town houses at 495 Paseo de Montejo in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico. Built between 1908 and 1911, they were based on a Beux-Arts design in the French Second Empire Style by Gustave ...
999 [2] Hacienda Chichí Suárez is located in the Mérida Municipality in the state of Yucatán in southeastern Mexico. It is one of the properties that arose during the nineteenth century henequen boom. It was founded by a Spanish conquistador, owned by the grandson of the founder of Mérida and at least two governors of the State of Yucatán.
Mexico City Mexico's first skyscraper, first to be built with a glass and aluminum curtain wall and the first to be built on an active seismic zone. [33] Longest holding record for tallest building in Mexico, 1956 to 1986 32 Peninsula Tower: 164.3 m (539 ft) 51 2014 Mexico City [34] 33 Torre Punta Reforma: 163.7 m (537 ft) 37 2015 Mexico City ...
Hacienda Dzoyolá was originally built in 1750, but damaged by fire. It was rebuilt and damaged again during the Caste War of Yucatán in the nineteenth century. It was originally used as a livestock ranch and has long been associated with bee keeping. [3] In 2008 the Maya Beekeeping Society of Yucatán opened a honey processing plant near the ...
Mérida Municipality. / 20.75583°N 89.52472°W / 20.75583; -89.52472. Mérida Municipality is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (858.41 km 2) of land with the head or seat being the city of Mérida. Because the archaeological remains of the Maya reminded the Spaniards of the ancient city of ...
The airport is situated in the Mérida urban area, less than 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southwest of the city center, at an elevation of 12 metres (39 ft) above sea level. It features two runways: Runway 10/28, which is 3,200 metres (10,500 ft) long, and Runway 18/36, which spans 2,300 metres (7,500 ft). Adjacent to the terminal, there is a ...