Yucatán Magazine’s Hacienda Issue Is Here and It’s Worth Celebrating

Issue 16 of Yucatán Magazine is a meditation on Yucatán’s haciendas. More than architectural marvels—our haciendas are living chronicles that bind past to future, community to culture, memory to possibility. Our latest edition traces these threads through intimate portraits of restoration, reinvention, and resilience.

Here’s a quick look at what’s inside this keepsake edition:

At Hacienda Santa Rosa de Lima, community-centered restoration has transformed henequén-era walls into spaces for artisan workshops and medicinal gardens. Meanwhile, on the hallowed grounds of Uxmal, generations of guides—including Humberto Rosado Espínola, grandfather of our senior editor Carlos Rosado van der Gracht—have shared ancient stones with modern travelers. Today, Rosado Espínola joins Queen Elizabeth II and other luminaries honored in a dedicated guest room at the resort.

At Hacienda Subín, designer Laura Kirar has converted a derelict machine room into a multi-purpose creative space for film and culinary arts. Through Camino del Mayab, readers can walk the old henequén railway routes connecting 17 communities still anchored by these grand structures.

Spanish journalist Susana Ordovás, with photography by Guido Taroni, explores why these vestiges of Yucatán’s golden age remain essential to understanding regional identity. The issue also profiles five visionary women—Angela Damman, Marcela Díaz, Marjorie Skouras, Elena Martínez Bolio, and Josefina Larraín—who are reshaping perceptions through textile art, landscape design, and what we call “tactile resistance.” An origin story from Sac Chich rounds out the hacienda features.

Beyond the estates themselves, this richly illustrated, fully bilingual collector’s edition includes reimagined Xtabentún cocktails, Venice Film Festival fashion, cinema culture, and an intimate look at Bénédicte Desrus’s photo book Arraigo, capturing Meridanos in their time-capsule homes.

At a reception to debut the Hacienda Issue, Editor and Publisher Lee Steele put it all in perspective.

“This issue exists because of the incredible people in this room. To our advertisers, thank you for believing in this project, which after five years, keeps growing and finding itself,” Lee said. “Your support doesn’t just keep our lights on; it helps us tell stories that matter.”

The Hacienda Issue of Yucatán Magazine is available at our online store for MX$200 and ships anywhere a delivery van can go. Also available instantly as a digital flipbook at Issuu and at select retailers.