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Mérida ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmeɾiða] ⓘ) is the capital of the Mexican state of Yucatán, and the largest city in southeastern Mexico. The city is also the seat of the eponymous municipality. It is located slightly inland from the northwest corner of the Yucatán Peninsula, about 35 km (22 mi) inland from the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Mérida, Mérida. / 8.600°N 71.150°W / 8.600; -71.150. Mérida, officially known as Santiago de los Caballeros de Mérida, is the capital of the municipality of Libertador and the state of Mérida, and is one of the main cities of the Venezuelan Andes.
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 ...
Mérida Initiative. The Mérida Initiative (named after Mérida, the city where it was agreed upon), also called Plan Mexico (in reference to Plan Colombia ), is a security cooperation agreement among the United States, the government of Mexico, and the countries of Central America. With the declared aim of combating the threats of drug ...
The Museum of the City of Merida (Spanish: Museo de la Ciudad de Mérida), located in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, is home to artifacts and archeological pieces of historical relevance to the development of the city, from pre-Hispanic to contemporary times. [1] The building in which the museum lies is also of historical importance, since it dates ...