Teenage sweethearts stroll embraced along a Mérida boulevard, mingling with the vibrant hum of Yucatan‘s capital.
Tourists visit the Catedral de San Ildefonso, located in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico. This cathedral is a historic monument and a major tourist attraction, and it stands as the first cathedral built on the continental land of the Americas and is the oldest cathedral in Mexico, only preceded by the Catedral de Santo Domingo in the entire Americas.
Detail of the vaulted ceiling of the Catedral de San Ildefonso in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.
Architectural detail of Mérida, Mexico’s Palacio Cantón, now the Museo Regional de Antropología de Yucatán.
The central oculus of the vaulted ceiling of Catedral de San Ildefonso in Mérida, Mexico
An interior detail of the vaulted ceiling of Catedral de San Ildefonso in Mérida, Mexico.
Detail of sculptor Romulo Rozo’s 1956 “Monumento a la Patria” (Monument to the Homeland), which depicts the history of Mexico, in Mérida, Yucatán.
Detail of sculptor Romulo Rozo’s 1956 “Monumento a la Patria” (Monument to the Homeland), which depicts the history of Mexico, in Mérida, Yucatán.
Storm clouds form over the Mérida Cathedral in Mérida, Yucatan, Mexico. The cathedral is one of the oldest in North America, having been completed in 1598.
Detail of sculptor Romulo Rozo’s 1956 “Monumento a la Patria” (Monument to the Homeland), which depicts the history of Mexico, in Mérida, Yucatán.