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| Day or night, Meridians
flock to their Main Plaza. S-curved benches, known
as confidenciales, are reserved for sweet-hearts.
Live music pervades the air and both strollers and
sitters enjoy the sights. Streets around the Plaza
are closed Sunday to traffic, a perfect time to
ply the neighborhood in calesas, horse-drawn buggies.
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| The largest and oldest
church on the Yucatan Peninsula, this soaring edifice
with its Moorish style spires was built with stones
pilfered from Mayan temples. Addr: Plaza Mayor. |
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| The stately Spanish
colonial mansion of the Montejo Family, who defeated
the Mayans and established this New-world city.
As with many of the buildings of the same period,
it was created with material from Mayan sites and
with Mayan labor. Today a bank. Addr: Plaza Mayor.
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| Wide tree-lined 19th-century
boulevard that lends Merida a Parisian flavor. Ornate
mansions, former palaces, hotels, restaurants and
banks line its tamarind and laurel shaded side-walks.
Addr: Parallel to Calle 56, starts at Calle 47.
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| Paseo de Montejo's
most impressive edifice houses one of the best museum's
in Mexico. Mayan history and culture exhibits a
must for those exploring the Peninsula ruins. Closed
Monday. Addr: Calle 43 y Paseo de Montejo.
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| Fine collection of
arts and crafts from throughout the Yucatan and
rest of Mexico. Textile exhibits especially good.
Closed Sun-Mon. Admission free. Addr: Calle 59. |
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