One of the premier things to do in Mérida, Paseo de Montejo is a wide street modeled after the Champs-Élysées in Paris. Stretching almost 4 miles long, it is lined with mansions dating back to ...

One of the premier things to do in Mérida, Paseo de Montejo is a wide street modeled after the Champs-Élysées in Paris. Stretching almost 4 miles long, it is lined with mansions dating back to ...

Ready for takeoff? This week Frequent Flier is heading to intriguing Merida, Mexico. The capital of the state of Yucatan, Merida might not be firmly rooted on the tourist map yet, but that is likely ...

Mérida is one of those dream destinations where “something for everyone” is not just a tourism-board platitude. In the capital of the Mexican state of Yucatán, there’s a ton of Spanish colonial and ...

So you’ve heard of Mérida, its 1.3 million inhabitants, irresistibly iconic colonial buildings, and countless cultural and culinary attractions. And you started to wonder — is this city worth visiting ...

PHOTO: The Fiesta Americana Merida is right in the heart of one of Mexico's most vibrant cities. (Courtesy Fiesta Americana) The Fiesta Americana Merida is the perfect venue from which to explore the ...

Surrounded by colonial buildings and a sun that never relents, stands the city of Merida, Yucatan. Known as “Merida Blanca” (white Merida), the city dates back to the Spanish conquest, and to this day ...

Freda Moon has traveled Mexico from top to bottom, by car and by sailboat, and has been writing about the country for The New York Times since 2009. Even as tourism to the Yucatán Peninsula skyrockets ...

Mérida, the capital of Mexico’s Yucatán state, has historically taken a backseat to the peninsula’s popular seaside destinations among American travelers. Even within the charming town, a million ...