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.
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.
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.