book about mérida
TRANSCRIPT
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'
cahob cah
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
gmtgmt
2011
20121,233,738
2013
Havana
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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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Premium Tourism
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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55
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
60
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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