book about mérida

Dear visitor,

With its peaceful and romantic streets and a hospitality which lingers like a fragrance on the evening air, Mérida opens its doors to share this magic, one that invites the tourist – and those who come to do business or attend conventions – to come back.

With this new bidding book which we have prepared especially for you, we’ve compiled very useful information to help you plan your visit to our city: lodging, transportation and facts about installations for conferences or big, special events. We have also included information about medical services; Mérida is a leading city in this area and we receive a high volume of health service users from other cities as well as other countries.

Naturally, you will find within its pages some of the possibilities that can make your visit to Mérida a truly endearing experience: the historic structures, Mayan traditions, our excellent cooking and crafts.

Looking at Mérida’s modern side, you’ll find excellent services, entertainment, the simple joy of a stroll after dark, the allure of its shops and the palpable spirit of a safe and pacific environment wherever you turn.

Mérida with Open Doors is also an invitation to communicate with us so that our staff can lend their support. I hope that this book will make the time you spend in Mérida an experience that will enrich your life and give your projects new significance. I trust that it will facilitate sharing the experience with your partners and clients and, as so often happens, they too will soon want to share this beautiful city with their friends and families.

We look forward to seeing you.

Lic. Renán Alberto Barrera ConchaMayor of Mérida

Mérida with Open Doors, meeting points

TABLE OF CONTENTS

An Overview of Mérida 5

The Way to the City 10

With Open Doors 17

A Full-time City 24

Meeting Points 35

Hands that Heal 40

Rich Tradition of Delicacies 43

Skill and Textures 48

Faces of Stone and of the Forest 53

Mérida of the Senses 60

Directories 71

5

AN OVERVIEW OF MÉRIDA

La Ermita /

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an overview of mérida

The People in Mérida

401,340 830,732

younger than 1932.94 %

%

%

Age groups in Mérida

1.8 %

429,392

141,104

The Washington Post

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Mérida on the Map

Mérida

Republic of México

Municipality: Surface area: 2

Natives:Time zone: gmt gmtHighest point above sea level:Country/area code for land line phones:For cell phones:Language:

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an overview of mérida

Enjoying the City

Mérida’s Well-being

Mérida has

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511 1321

125 220

6,175

522 173

14

45,951

94.64

2,956601463

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Plaza Grande TOC

THE WAY TO THE CITY

10Dzibilchaltún /

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11

Ti'Ho'

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The Origins

From Conquest to Colonization

Ti'Ho'cah

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Casa de MontejoTOC

Casas GemelasTOC

the way to the city

The Henequen Boom

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15

2,

Modern Mérida

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Citibank TowerTOC

17

WITH OPEN DOORS

Paseo de Montejo /

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with open doors

Distances from Mérida

México City

Cancún

Villahermosa

Monterrey

Houston

Miami

Mérida

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The Main Highways

Cancún

ChichénItzá

ValladolidPeriférico

Campeche

Progreso

Puerto Progreso

Mérida

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with open doors

Forbes

Mérida on the Air

22

The Great Advantage of Public Safety

forbes.com

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Calle 60TOC

with open doors

Accompanying the Tourist

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Pasaje de la RevoluciónTOC

24

A FULL-TIME CITY

Teatro José Peón Contreras /

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25

On the Sidewalks of Mérida

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a full-time city

Museums

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27

Theatrical Settings in Mérida

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Gran Museo del Mundo MayaTOC

Teatro José Peón ContrerasTOC

a full-time city

trova yucateca

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Music

President of Ópera Yucatán, A.C.

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31

Festival de la Ciudad Mérida Fest

Festival Internacional de la Cultura Maya

Culture and Art in the Streets

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Vaquería, a traditional dance TOC

Contemporary danceTOC

a full-time city

La Noche Blanca

Weekly Events

vaquerías

The Allure of Mérida

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35

MEETING POINTS

Convention at Hacienda San José Kuché /

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meeting points

Solid Infrastructure

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37

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Food and Lodging

Mérida as Hostess

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meeting points

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The New York Times

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El Zoológico Bicentenario AnimayaTOC

40

HANDS THAT HEAL

Hospital de Alta Especialidad /

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41

Of the 60 medical units in Mérida:

Infrastructure and Experience

4

Specialties and Centers of Attention

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hands that heal

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43

RICH TRADITION OF DELICACIES

Hacienda Xcanatún /

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rich tradition of delicacies

relleno negro

pib

sopa de lima, cochinita pibil, panuchos, papadzules

vaporcitos hornea-dos colados brazo de reina mucbipollo,

puchero, relleno ne-gro cochinita.

boquinete

The Tradition

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Mercado Lucas de GálvezTOC

Regional spicesTOC

47

Mérida’s Grand Table

habaneroachiote

xcatic chaya

caballero pobre, torta de cielo, dulce de ciricote,

atropellado de cocmarquesitas.

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48

SKILL AND TEXTURES

Cross stitch embroidery /

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49

terno

grecas escalonadas

Fibers that Dress Tradition

el xocbil chuy, el xmanikté,

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Wood and clay handicraftsTOC

Silver filigreeTOC

skill and textures

Ethereal Art: Filigree

La Feria Artesanal Municipal “Tunich”

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53Dzibilchaltún /

FACES OF STONE AND OF THE FOREST

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faces of stone and of the forest

Dzibilchaltún

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bicirutas

Archaeological Spaces

The City on a Bicycle

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Reserva Ecológica CuxtalTOC

57

trucks

bicirutas.

Reserva Ecológica Cuxtal

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faces of stone and of the forest

cenotes

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The Cenotes of Mérida

Nearby Adventures

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UxmalTOC

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MÉRIDA OF THE SENSES

Yucatán Country Club /

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uady

uady

Studying in Mérida

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Universidad Autónoma de YucatánTOC

Carnival in MéridaTOC

mérida of the senses

Carnival in Mérida

Mérida by Night

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Sporting Events and Grand Performances

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Los Leones de Yucatán

Ascenso mx

Sports Activities in Mérida

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Salvador Alvarado StadiumTOC

Yucatán Polo ClubTOC

mérida of the senses

Mérida Activa y Saludable,

Centro Acuático de Mérida

In the Open Air: the Clubs

Golf

Tennis

La Noria

Duarte Silveira

Del Sureste

La Ceiba

CampestrePatricio

Espinoza

YucatánCountry Club

Escuela Municipalde Tenis

Centro Bicde Alto Rendimiento

Yucatán Polo Club

Equestrian

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Shopping in Mérida

Mérida Joven CardMérida Joven

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CityCenter

PlazaAmericana

GaleriasMérida

PlazaAltabrisa

Gran PlazaPlaza Fiesta

PlazaSendero

PlazaCanek

MacroplazaLas Américas

PlazaDorada

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Handcraft storeTOC

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DIRECTORIES

Mayan stela. Museo inah Palacio Cantón /

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GENERAL DIRECTORY

Chambers of Commerce

camhyCámara Mexicana de Hoteles en Yucatán, A.C.

Representative in Yucatán: Address:

Telephone:

canacintraCámara Nacional de la Industria de la Transformación

Representative in Yucatán:Address:Telephone:

canaco-servyturCámara Nacional de Comercio-Servicios y Turismo de Mérida

Representative in Yucatán:Address:Telephone:

canadeviCámara Nacional de Vivienda

Representative in Yucatán:Address:

Telephone:

canagrafCámara Nacional de las Artes Gráficas

Representative in Yucatán:Address:Telephone:

canainpaCámara Nacional de la Industria de Panificadores y Similares de México

Representative in Yucatán:Address:Telephone:

canaivesCámara Nacional de la Industria del Vestido

Representative in Yucatán: Address:

Telephone:

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canapatCámara Nacional del Autotransporte de Pasaje y Turismo

Representative in Yucatán:Address:Telephone:

caniracCámara Nacional de la Industria Restaurantera y Alimentos Condimentados

Representative in Yucatán:Address:

Telephone:

cirtCámara Nacional de la Industria de la Radio y Televisión

Representative in Yucatán:Address:Telephone:

cmicCámara Mexicana de la Industria de la Construcción

Representative in Yucatán:Address:Telephone:

coparmexCentro Empresarial de MéridaConfederación Patronal de la República Mexicana

Representative in Yucatán:Address:Telephone:

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Consulates

GermanyAddress:

Telephone:Hours:

AustriaAddress:

Telephone: Hours:

BelizeAddress: Telephone:

Hours:

CubaAddress:

Telephone:

Hours:

SpainAddress:

Telephone: Hours:

United StatesAddress:

Telephone: Hours:

United States CAS(Attention Center for Visa Applicants)Address:

Telephone:

FinlandAddress: Telephone:

Hours:

FranceAddress: Telephone:

HollandAddress: Telephone:

Hours:

HondurasAddress:

Telephone: Hours:

LuxembourgAddress: Telephone: Hours:

LebanonAddress: Telephone: Hours:

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Emergency Numbers

Green AngelsTelephone:Fire DepartmentTelephone: Red CrossTelephone: EmergenciesTelephone:

State PoliceTelephone: Municipal PoliceTelephone: Tourist PoliceTelephone:

Public or Governmental Institutions

Instituto Nacional de MigraciónAddress:

Telephone: Hours: Information:

Palacio de GobiernoAddress: Telephone: Hours: Information:

Palacio MunicipalAddress: Telephone: Hours: Information:

profeco

Address: Telephone:

Hours: Information:

Secretaría de Relaciones ExterioresAddress:

Telephone: Hours: Information:

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Archives, bookstores and libraries

Archivo General de YucatánAddress:

creeTelephone:

Biblioteca Central Manuel Cepeda PerazaAddress: Telephone: Facebook:

Biblioteca YucatanenseAddress:

Telephone:

Librería de la Secretaría de Cultura y las ArtesAddress:

Telephone:

Librería Educal-Juan García PonceAddress:

Telephone:

Cultural Centers

2012 Espacios Mayas y Algo MásAddress: Telephone: Facebook:

Alianza FrancesaAddress: Telephone:

Casa de EspañaAddress:

Casa de la Cultura del MayabAddress:

Casa de la Cultura Elena Poniatowska “La 68”Address: Telephone: Facebook:

Casa de la Fotografía del SuresteAddress:

Telephone: Facebook:

Casa Frederick CatherwoodAddress: Telephone:

Casa PompidouAddress: Telephone: Facebook:

Casal CataláAddress:

Telephone:

Centro Cultural DanteAddress:

Telephone: Facebook:

CULTURAL DIRECTORY

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Centro Cultural del Niño YucatecoAddress:

Centro Cultural José MartíAddress:

Centro Cultural Juan AceretoAddress:

Centro Cultural La IbéricaAddress:

Centro Cultural OlimpoAddress: Telephone:

Centro de Artes VisualesAddress:

Centro Estatal de Bellas ArtesAddress:

Centro Loyola de MéridaAddress: Telephone: Facebook:

Cinema Café CairoAddress: Telephone: Facebook:

Fototeca GuerraAddress: Telephone: Facebook:

Fuera del CentroAddress: Telephone: Facebook:

Fundación Gruber JezAddress: Telephone: Facebook:

Fundación Haciendas del Mundo MayaAddress: Telephone:

La QuillaAddress: Facebook:

Merida English Language LibraryAddress: Telephone: Facebook:

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Schools, Universities and Centers of Investigation

Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados Unidad MéridaAddress:

Telephone:

Centro HablaAddress: Telephone:

Centro INAH YucatánAddress:

Telephone:

Centro Peninsular en Humanidades y Ciencias SocialesAddress:

Telephone:

CIESAS Peninsular. Centro de Investi-gaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología SocialAddress: Telephone:

Escuela Superior de Artes Visuales de YucatánAddress:

Telephone:

Universidad Anáhuac MayabAddress:

Telephone:

Universidad Autónoma de YucatánAddress: Telephone:

Universidad del Valle de MéxicoAddress:

Telephone: Facebook:

Universidad MaristaAddress:

Telephone:

Universidad Mesoamericana de San AgustínAddress:

Telephone:

Facebook:

Universidad ModeloAddress:

Telephone: Facebook:

Universidad Tec MilenioAddress:

Telephone: Facebook:

Universidad Tecnológica MetropolitanaAddress: Telephone:

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Galleries

Casa Estudio Georgia CharuhasAddress: Telephone:

Casa Estudio Samuel BarreraAddress:

Telephone: Facebook:

Galería 2 MundosAddress: Telephone: Facebook:

Galería 904Address:

Facebook:

Galería ColónAddress:

Telephone:

Galería Estudio GuerraAddress: Telephone: Facebook:

Galería In La’KechAddress: Telephone:

Galería Juan Pablo BavioAddress: Telephone:

Galería La EskaleraAddress: Telephone: Facebook:

Galería Manolo RiveroAddress: Telephone:

Galería MéridaAddress: Telephone: Facebook:

Galería TatayaAddress: Telephone: Facebook:

Nahualli. Casa de los ArtistasAddress: Telephone:

Soho GalleriesAddress: Telephone:

Museums

Casa Museo Montes MolinaAddress:

Telephone:

Guided tour hoursSpanish:

English:

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Gran Museo del Mundo MayaAddress: Telephone: Facebook:

Hours:

Museo Casa MontejoAddress: Telephone:

Hours:

Museo Conmemorativo de la Inmigra-ción Coreana a YucatánAddress: Telephone:

Hours:

Museo Fernando García Ponce-MACAY (Museo de Arte Contemporáneo ateneo de Yucatán)Address:

Telephone: Facebook:

Hours:

Museo de Arte Popular de YucatánAddress: Telephone: Facebook:

Hours:

Museo de Historia NaturalAddress:

Telephone:

Hours:

Museo de la Canción YucatecaAddress:

Telephone: Facebook:

Trova Yucateca.Hours:

Museo de la Ciudad de MéridaAddress:

Telephone:

Facebook:

Hours:

Museo de los Ferrocarriles de YucatánAddress:

Facebook:

Hours:

Museo del Pueblo Maya de DzibilchaltúnAddress:

Telephone:

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Facebook:Hours:

Museo Regional de Antropología e Historia de Yucatán (Palacio Cantón)Address:

Telephone:

Facebook:

Hours:

Museo Vivo de Plantas Xíitbalneek’Address:

Telephone:

Hours:

Pinacoteca Juan Gamboa GuzmánAddress: Telephones: Facebook:

Hours:

Espacio Escultórico Pasaje de la RevoluciónAddress:

Galería de Arte Municipal de MéridaAddress: Telephones:

Hours:

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Golf Courses

Club de Golf de Yucatán A.C. “La Ceiba”Address:

Telephone:

Office hours:

Services:

Bougamvillas Hoyo 19,

Crystal

Yucatán Country Club, “El Jaguar”Address:

Telephone:

Services:

Shopping Centers

City CenterAddress:

Telephone:

Services:

Hours:

Gran PlazaAddress:

Telephone:

Services:

Hours:

Galerías MéridaAddress:

Telephone:

Services:

Hours:

MacroplazaAddress:

Telephone:

Services:Hours:

Plaza AltabrisaAddress:

Telephone:

SERVICE DIRECTORY

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Services:

Hours:

Plaza AmericanaAddress:

Telephone: Services:

Los Almendros.Hours:

Plaza FiestaAddress:

Telephone:

Services:

Hours:

Plaza DoradaAddress:

Telephone:

Services:

Hours:

Plaza Sendero MéridaAddress:

Telephone:

Services:

Hours:

Plaza Las AméricasAddress:

Telephone:

Services:

Zoos

Parque Zoológico Bicentenario AnimayaAddress:

Services:

Hours:

Parque Zoológico del CentenarioAddress: Services:

Hours:

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DMC

Adventures México

Contact:Address:

Telephone:

All One Day

Contact:Address:Telephone:

Amigo Yucatán, dmc

Contact:Address:

Telephone:

Control Tour

Contact:Address:

Telephone:

Ecoturismo Yucatán

Contact:Address:

Telephone:

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Maelca

Contact:Address:

Telephone:

Mayan Heritage

Contact:Address:

Telephone:

Mayan Incentives

Contact:Address:

Telephone:

Mérida tours & incentives

Contact:Address:

Telephone:

Orbitur Travel Service

Contact:Address:

Telephone:

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Paty Jacobo Viajes, s.a. de c.v.

Contact:Address:

Telephone:

Total Gusto

Contact:Address:

Telephone:

TuritransMérida

Contact:Address:

Telephone:

Viajes Hispano América

Contact:Address:

Telephone:

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Centro de Convenciones y Exposiciones Yucatán Siglo XXI

Meeting Room

Capacity Dimensions Areas

Chichén Itzá 12,000 2 2

Ek-Balam 200 2 2

Izamal 900 2 2

Mérida 900 2 2

Progreso 1,200 800 2 2

Uxmal 2 2

Valladolid 900 2 2

Meeting Rooms and Exhibition Areas

2

2

2

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Hotel Meeting Rooms

Maximum Capacity by Seating

ArrangementServices

4

9

La Creole

Hotels for Conventions

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Rooms:Single(Sgl),

Double (Dbl), Triple (Tpl)Address and Telephone Email and

Web Page

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Hotel Meeting Rooms

Maximum Capacity by Seating

ArrangementServices

2Casa de Piedra

1 Tala

1

2

1

Las Palomas El Bar

1

El Pórtico El Pórtico

4 Distintivo H.

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Rooms:Single(Sgl),

Double (Dbl), Triple (Tpl)Address and Telephone Email and

Web Page

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Hotel Meeting Rooms

Maximum Capacity by Seating

ArrangementServices

8

Virreyes

2

Portonovo

3

8

Kaynicte Los Kates

Mérida 3

Verona

3

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Rooms:Single(Sgl),

Double (Dbl), Triple (Tpl)Address and Telephone Email and

Web Page

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Hotel Meeting Rooms

Maximum Capacity by Seating

ArrangementServices

1 Luz

4

3

Café Mi Viejo Molino

1El Conquistador,

1El Zaguán

4

La Noria

1

3

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Rooms:Single(Sgl),

Double (Dbl), Triple (Tpl)Address and Telephone Email and

Web Page

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Hotel Meeting Rooms

Maximum Capacity by Seating

ArrangementServices

1

Las Fuentes

Margaritas

2

Misión Express

8La Terraza

1

Manjares

3

1La Bierhaus

1

1María José

1Toledo

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Rooms:Single(Sgl),

Double (Dbl), Triple (Tpl)Address and Telephone Email and

Web Page

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Hotel Services

Casa Continental

Dubrava Dubrava

Café Royal

Versalles Belvedere

Las Flores

Hotels

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Rooms:Single(Sgl),

Double (Dbl), Triple (Tpl)Address and Telephone Email and

Web Page

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Hotel Servicios

La Taberna de Casa Mexilio

Oopen Ibis

Meridano La Meridana

Mucuy

Itzáes

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Rooms:Single(Sgl),

Double (Dbl), Triple (Tpl)Address and Telephone Email and

Web Page

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Hotel Servicios

Rancho Viejo

San José

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Rooms:Single(Sgl),

Double (Dbl), Triple (Tpl)Address and Telephone Email and

Web Page

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Restaurants

Restaurant Type of Food Address, Telephone and Email

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Restaurant Type of Food Address, Telephone and Email

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Restaurant Type of Food Address, Telephone and Email

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Restaurant Type of Food Address, Telephone and Email

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Restaurant Type of Food Address, Telephone and Email

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Restaurant Type of Food Address, Telephone and Email

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Restaurant Type of Food Address, Telephone and Email

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Restaurant Type of Food Address, Telephone and Email

antojitos

antojitos

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Restaurant Type of Food Address, Telephone and Email

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Restaurant Type of Food Address, Telephone and Email

Messina’s

Meyers

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Restaurant Type of Food Address, Telephone and Email

’s

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Restaurant Type of Food Address, Telephone and Email

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Restaurant Type of Food Address, Telephone and Email

antojitos

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Restaurant Type of Food Address, Telephone and Email

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Mérida with Open Doors, meeting points

Coordination and editorial design:Text:Photography:

Illustration and design assistance:Translation:

Ayuntamiento de Mérida, Centro de Convenciones Yucatán Siglo XXI, Directorio Estadístico Nacional de Unidades Económicas (denue),

“Infraestructura de Estaciones de Televisión”, Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geograf ía e Informática (inegi),

forbes.com, Secretaría de Fomento Turístico de Yucatán, Terán, Silvia, La platería en Yucatán.

Lic. Rosa María Sánchez Cordero President of aaprotuyC. P. Ricardo Dájer NahumPresident of camhy Ing. Álvaro Mimenza AguiarPresident of caniracC. P. Carlos Dorantes CerveraHealth Sector BusinessmanT.H. Jorge Escalante BolioPresident of CeturArq. José Manuel López Campos President of CanacomeLAE. Nicolás Madáhuar BohemPresident of Coparmex

Lic. Julio Quesada ArceoPresident of Jóvenes Empresarios CoparmexIng. Humberto Sauri DuchTechnical Secretary of Plan Estratégico de YucatánRaimundo Vargas LeónPresident of Patronato Centro HistóricoCarlos Eduardo Worbis RosadoPresident of CanaiveChristine BakerGeneral Director of Hacienda XcanatúnLic. Félix Ruano Sánchez, General Manager and Lic. Eloisa Vadillo Atoche, Regional Director of Sales and Marketing Hotel Presidente Interconti-nental Villa Mercedes Mérida

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Mérida with Open Doors, meeting pointswas produced by the

Dirección de Desarrollo Económico y la Subdirección de Turismo del Ayuntamiento de Mérida.

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