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Mérida has one of the largest centro histórico districts in the Americas (surpassed only by Mexico City and Havana, Cuba) and Merida was named the American Capital of Culture, highlighting the Yucatán capital's abundant riches.
It was the sisal barons of the 19th century who hired Parisian architects to build the opulent villas along Paseo de Montejo, a wannabe Champs-Elysées. Yet Mérida, the inland capital of Mexico's beach-famous Yucatán, is not an Important City and herein lies its charm. It is not packed with visitors. You never feel you are trudging the well-worn path of someone else's Grand Tour. The white horse-drawn carriages gaudily decorated with lurid fake flowers bear more Mexican families than foreigners as they clip-clop along.
The opportunity to buy into this fading glamour has been taken up quietly by mostly American and Canadian artists, chefs, and bohemian sophisticates. For this reason, Mérida is a destination to live in rather than visit, even if that's just for a few days. It is behind these closed doors that the secret life of the city takes place.
See the full Forbes article, A Guide To Merida, Mexico: 10 Reasons To Visit Now, here
