Welcome to the Yucatan!
Yucatan Today is the leading tourist guide of Merida, Mexico and the Yucatan Peninsula and was recently voted the best tourism website in all of Mexico! In our companion monthly magazine, we bring you the information you need to enjoy your experience while you are here. Pick up your Yucatan Today magazine in the leading hotels and restaurants and use it as a reference during your stay. Bienvenidos to Merida and the Yucatan!

What's New in June & July
Learn what's new and where to find great deals around Merida right now.

June is a month for concerts and events!
The month of June is full of activities and concerts. We have all kinds of music for you to choose from. Check this link and choose your favorite!

Promotions & Discounts
Make the most out of your money when planing your Christmas and New Year in the Yucatan. Here you can find the real deals, what to do and where to go!

Casa de los Artistas (updated!)
"Sharing Spaces…" Melva Medina and Abel Vazquez, two well known artists in the area are reaping the benefits of their dedication, passion and love in forming this art gallery.

Ask the US Consul:
Voting FAQs
Many Americans living overseas believe that it is difficult to register and vote absentee. But it is easy to make your voice heard by casting an absentee ballot.

Chichen Itza
The ever popular archaeological site was recently visited by the three most powerful men in North America. If you are coming to the Yucatan, you don't want to miss it.

Art Galleries in Merida
With the growth in numbers of both private and public art galleries, Merida is definitely on the map art wise. Two major factors have caused this happening...

Paseo Sculptures
The art form that we see on the Paseo de Montejo and the Pasaje de la Revolucion is a new art form, a form called contemporary ecological art, a are part of the Sisterhood of Sculptures Mexico-Germany 2008 exhibition.

Things to do Merida
A seven day schedule has been designed to help you organize your time efficiently so as to make the best of your stay here in Merida.

Nightlife in Merida
What to do and where to go, here are some of our favorite places to have fun when the sun goes down.

Thinking about a Vacation Rental?
Maybe this time, instead of a hotel, you'd like to rent a private home. Find out how best to go about it here.

Our Cookbooks & Ingredients
Here are some ideas on cookbooks to get you started on the pleasure of our delicious cuisine. Also some ingredients to help you make the best Yucatecan dishes!

Yucatan Real Estate
From old colonial homes to beach houses to haciendas in the jungle, let's explore properties in the Yucatan. All the info on buying property in Yucatan.

Mayaland Resorts
Just 30 meters from the entrance to Uxmal, you will find The Lodge to be a special place. Nestled in the jungle and around two pools, 40 spacious rooms and suites are distributed among five, two-story villas built using tropical woods and materials native to the region.

Hacienda Sotuta de Peon
Sotuta de Peon is the only henequen/sisal fiber hacienda in the area that continues to work as it did 100 years ago. Located 45 minutes from Merida, this is the opportunity to travel into the past. During the 2.5 hour tour, the guests will learn about the origins of henequen and details of the henequen boom here in Yucatan.

Edzna, Campeche
The origen of the Itza is from the Chontal lineage. Because it was such a large group, people from other settlements referred to all the inhabitants of this old Mayan city as Itzas. This is where the name Edzna/Itzna come from – house of the Itzas.

The Golden Bean -
Restaurant Review
The Golden Bean at Hacienda Indigo Misne, in Merida, is where you will find a unique blending of the modern contrasting with a 19th century hacienda.

Souvenirs from Yucatan
In Merida and the Yucatan, you will find many things that are unique to the area and others from other parts of Mexico. Price ranges for reminders vary from $5 pesos (for pens for example) to hundreds of dollars (for gold or art.)

Haciendas: History and Legacy Restored
Extremely tall ceiling, the arches, the large hanging lamps, the sitting areas, the lush fern plants, shiny floors, tall door ways and stone area outside the terrace, these are the traditional components that make up the main house of typical Yucatecan hacienda.

Los Dos Cooking School
Los Dos is the first school in Mexico devoted exclusively to the cuisine of Yucatan. Featured in Condé Nast Traveler, Travel & Leisure and Gourmet, Oprah Winfrey's Oxygen channel. Chef David Sterling's Los Dos school has become a "must-do" destination in Yucatán.

The Maya and Medicine
H-men or dza-dzac, individuals who dedicated their lives to combating illnesses using herbs that had medicinal properties.

Swim with whale sharks
For several years now, whale sharks have been coming to the northern tip of the Yucatan peninsula to feed and mate during the months of May through September.

Ox Watz
Is a relatively new eco-tourism business formed by 56 Mayan people located just 80 kilometers from the city of Merida, you will find 1,018 acres of pure, virgin, low jungle where you an mountain bike, bird watch, camp, kayak, canoe, swim, snorkel and visit Mayan pyramids.

MACAY Museum new exhibit
Sculpture Sisterhoods Germany–Mexico 2008 addresses a necessary reflection on the problems of ecology.

City of Merida Museum
The cultural heritage that is housed in the beautiful and majestic Ex-Federal Post Office palace, shows the historical development of the city of Merida.