Where do we start? There is so much to do and see here...

Merida is the capital of the State of Yucatan, one of the three states that make up the Yucatan Peninsula. Merida is the largest city on the Peninsula, and the business center for all of southern Mexico. Despite its size and importance, Merida does not feel like a big city. The Centro Historico downtown district is small enough to walk around comfortably and full of interesting attractions.

Casa Perlita is just a three blocks from Santa Ana Park, where visitors will find a bustling market, complete with produce stalls, small restaurants with Yucatecan food, shops, a museum, a few art galleries and coffee shops. Walk just one more block, and there is Paseo de Montejo, the Champs D'Elysees of Merida, with its stately 100-year old mansions (many of which have been beautifully restored), hotels, sidewalk cafes, outdoor sculptures and the Anthropological Museum.

At this end of Paseo de Montejo on Saturday nights, visitors and residents alike gather to enjoy Noche Mexicana, an outdoor musical show featuring performers from around Mexico.

Also with four blocks of Casa Perlita is Calle 60, downtown Merida's main street. Walk along Calle 60 to the south, past shops, hotels, restaurants, the city's Jose Peon Contreras Theatre (a 100-year old opera house) and you will arrive at the zocalo, also called Plaza Grande. Plaza Grande is always full of people and activities, the biggest of which is Merida en Domingo, a craft and food market that takes over the central square every Sunday.

For more information about Merida and the surrounding areas and their attractions, please go to our links page for a list of informative websites about this part of the world.

Come enjoy Merida. Come enjoy Casa Perlita...