Tag: Merida

  • Merida

    I adore Merida. While the Mayan Riviera is beautiful it is also very “touristy”. Playa Del Carmen is so much fun BUT if I was blindfolded and dropped there I could easily confuse it for the United States. It has the usual plethora of stores you’d find in your local shopping mall one right after…

  • Ki’Xocolatl

    It is difficult to study the Mayans and not crave a little chocolate. After a wonderful morning touring the Gran Museo Del Mundo Maya we were all ready for a little chocolate snack. Ki’Xocolatl is a quaint cafe with a  variety of chocolate confections. They have some exotic flavors like chocolate with oregano, and chocolate…

  • Gran Museo Del Mundo Maya

    The Gran Museo Del Mundo Maya is an absolutely beautiful museum in Merida. The Museum is very large with an extensive collection of not only Mayan artifacts but dinosaur bones, geological exhibits, touch screen microscopes and “Maya Max” a beautiful large screen theater. The museum is temperature controlled due to the delicate nature of the…