Merida, Colonial City of the Yucatan

Merida, the White City of the Yucatan, is the capital of the state of Yucatan and a major Colonial commercial center of the peninsula.

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State of Yucatan

Overview of the Mexican state of Yucatan in the Yucatan peninsula. The state capital is the beautiful colonial city of Mérida. Attractions include the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza and Uxmal and nature preserves where masses of flamingos and other waterfowl can be observed.

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Historical Campeche

What today is the city of Campeche, Mexico, capital of the Mexican state of the same name and situated on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico, was founded as the Puerto de San Francisco de Campeche in the year 1540 by the Spanish conquerors who came to these shores under the command of Francisco de Montejo y León.

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