VISITING THE YUCATAN – WHAT TO SEE AND DO

If you would like assistance on touring please contact Amigo Yucatan. For requests and detailed information email info@amigoyucatan.com  -- mention that you are attending ASPB’s meetings in Merida. They will work with you to create a specific tour or assist you in joining a group.  Confirmation on all tour arrangements will be from them not ASPB.

HERE ARE SOME IDEAS !

PANORAMIC CITY TOUR OF MERIDA

Merida, a city of about 1 million people, is a wonderful mixture of colonial city and cosmopolitan destination. With Merida as your base, you can visit cathedrals and churches, Mayan ruins, museums, haciendas and cenotes. You'll also find movies, theaters, important hospitals, public and private schools, four universities and shopping malls
The Spaniard Francisco de Montejo founded Merida on January 6, 1542. When the Spaniards arrived, Merida was a large Mayan city known as T'ho, situated on what is now the Main Plaza. It was conquered by the Spaniards, who dismantled all the pyramids and used the huge stones as the foundation for the Cathedral of San Idelfonso (1556-1599)

CELESTUN
Located 60 miles southwest of Merida, Celestun is a quaint fishing village where the infrastructure is very basic.
These elegant birds require a special habitat with swampy ground, shallow salt water and protection from the tides and flooding. Dense mangroves and low forests with high temperatures that provide the abundant marine crustaceans that are necessary to give the plumage of these beautiful birds its distinctive coloring surround Celestun. This zone is located at the end of the wide inlet that permits the sea to gradually wind its way inland amid the thick vegetation known as the Celestun Estuary. The group will enjoy a boat ride of approximately an hour and a half to witness the harmonious and highly organized flight of hundreds of flamingos as they move from one spot to another.
The group will enjoy a boat ride of approximately an hour and a half to witness the harmonious and highly organized flight of hundreds of flamingos as they move from one spot to another. A reasonable distance must of course be maintained and motors turned off to avoid disturbing the birds .

For information on Mayan Sites - visit   www.mayayucatan.com   -- Then make your arrangements by contacting  Amigo Yucatan.  Send an email to info@amigoyucatan.com – say you are attending the ASPB meetings.

MAPS OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA

SPANISH PHRASES

THE ROAD TO MERIDA
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HOLA FROM MERIDA
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For now - "Les esperamos en Mérida" - See you in Mérida