The park, which measures about a full city block, features a roller skating rink, a children's playground, a large esplanade with a musical fountain, green areas, and a stage where artistic and cultural events are frequently held.
A government-built community center in Mérida has been nominated for a prestigious architecture award.
In the Juan Pablo II neighborhood, just a few steps from the Xoclán Cemetery, the El Papa Community Development Center is up for the 2023 Noldi Schreck Prize.
El Premio Noldi Schreck Award promotes Mexico's best...
We first came to Mérida in 2004, our second trip to Yucatán, the first having been devoted to Chichén Itzá, Tulum, Puerto Ventura, and Isla Mujeres.
This second trip was a circumnavigation of the Peninsula and began in Mérida, which we used as a base for exploration of Uxmal...
When Michael Kinsey Erb bought his new home in the Las Américas five years ago, it looked like all the others on his block.
Today, his property is a bit easier to distinguish from the rest because it is surrounded by a living fence created by a row of chacá...
This turnkey modern house in Mérida's popular Santa Ana neighborhood has everything covered
Although it has largely grown in popularity for newcomers, Cholul still retains its town designation as well as most of its traditions and customs.
Laura and Alan's home a couple of blocks from Espita's main square has become Casona Los Cedros, a restaurant, bar and boutique hotel remodeled by Laura herself.
García Ginerés is one of Mérida’s oldest neighborhoods outside the downtown core. For the past couple of decades, Mérida’s younger generations have dismissed it as antiquated and boring, but I find that this perception is starting to change.
During the late 19th century, the area that would become García Ginerés...
Walking around Centro we find many parks and public spaces to explore. The first of this series is El Parque de Santa Ana.
In Yucatán, bugs are abundant, varied, and a tad frightening. Yet they are not all dangerous and are sometimes even desirable house guests.
After being seemingly abandoned for some time, its 2020 for-sale announcement reawakened curiosity for the building.
A talk with Parrish Kondra, who's been busy at the beach with Caban Condos:
Tell us about yourself. Where are you from and what brought you to Yucatan building condos on the beach?
Caban Condos was born on a beach in southern Mexico in the summer of 2010. After visiting and vacationing...
After two decades in Mérida, her homes are among the most distinctive around. They are richly styled, embrace available materials and connect to their surroundings.
Texas-born Jenne Maag is known in the fashion world for her eponymous SoHo boutique. A lesser-known project of hers began almost 20 years ago when she snapped up a romantically ornate casona on Calle 47 in Mérida.
“What do you know about the history of the house?” I ask....
A rare, artisanal retreat beckons on a quiet street in Mérida.
Get away from it all just two blocks from Mérida’s main square.
But you need a real casona — a grand home in the city — to do it.
Casona 66 is close to everything in Centro Histórico, Mérida’s ground zero for the city's most grand and historic homes.
This casona was...
The splendor and flare of the mansions became a symbol of the economic success brought to the state by the “green gold era” — the henequén times, which coincided with the Porfiriato.
The 12th edition of Fundación BAI’s Showcase of Homes will be more spectacular than ever.
Yucatán Magazine, among the event’s sponsors, got a peak at two of the seven homes on Sunday’s tour.
Louis Navarrete, an interior designer, and Ric Best, an artist, and insatiable book collector, came to Merida in...
La Peninsular mosaic factory has been in business since the seventies. For over 50 years now, they've offered artisanal mosaics crafted in their centro workshop. Today, they have over 100 designs from which to choose from, and their designs have travelled all around the globe.
Few things are as enjoyable as a terrace overlooking the sea. But when it comes to maintaining that view year-round, there’s a lot to take into consideration if you want to keep your slice of paradise in the best possible condition.
Architects around Yucatán are fluent in beach development. They...
Newly renovated Casa Maca is best described as modern yet pure.
This historic former residence from the Porfiriato era is in Mérida, a few steps from one of the city's most iconic boulevards, the Paseo de Montejo.
The architects were fortunate to find the property had good bones. After removing...
"This is our favorite one-bedroom property in the city," says Carlos Betancourt, owner of Merida Living Real Estate.
He is referring to Casa Hannah, a dramatic and modern property in Garcia Gineres, on a quiet street and just blocks from the city's prettiest park, Las Americas, and convenient to grocery...
Weddings took up most of Fabrizio’s time, until the pandemic halted all social events. Then, as most anxious personalities did, he turned back into his hobbies to find purpose and inspiration.
Trading Los Angeles for a new life in Yucatán would never be easy.
But the payoff has been huge for Monica Petrus, an artist who has become “Monica de Hocabá,” and a bit of a celebrity.
Her house in Hocabá is her co-star. On the massive walls of its front rooms,...