Yucatan Places

A GUIDE TO NEIGHBORHOODS & ARCHITECTURE

Living in
Yucatán.

Homes, neighborhoods and architecture, from central Mérida to the coast.

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Why live in Mérida’s historic center?

Four periods to explore on foot.

EXPLORE BY AREA

01

Historic Center

The historic center may suit you if you want to walk to the market or the square and care about how your house was built. Its streets bring together old courtyards, façades from the henequen boom and twentieth-century modern buildings. Walk a neighborhood as if you already lived there before deciding where to look.

Read the Historic Center guide

Santiago

Santa Ana

Santa Lucía

Mejorada

San Sebastián

La Ermita

San Cristóbal

02

Traditional Mérida

If you want a house with a garden and a neighborhood routine, visit Itzimná, García Ginerés or Colonia México at the times you would actually be there. Walk to the shops you would use and pay attention to sidewalks and shade. If you plan to remodel, identify which trees, terraces and outdoor spaces you want to keep.

Itzimná

Miguel Alemán

Colonia México

García Ginerés

Campestre

Buenavista

03

Modern Mérida

If you are comparing a house or apartment in Montecristo, Montebello or Altabrisa, drive to your usual destinations at the time you would normally travel. Inside the property, check which rooms get afternoon sun, how air moves through them and how much parking space you have. In a condominium, ask what the maintenance fee covers.

Montecristo

Montebello

Altabrisa

Montes de Amé

Benito Juárez Norte

04

North & New Developments

In Temozón Norte, Dzityá or newer developments to the north, compare daily access and the condition of the road to the property. For a lot, ask which utilities already reach it. For a property under development, ask for a written list of what is included, what is still under construction and when it will be delivered.

Temozón Norte

Cabo Norte

Yucatán Country Club

La Ceiba

Dzityá

Altozano

05

Yucatán Coast

Compare Sisal, Progreso or Telchac based on how you would use the property. For year-round living, try the trips to the services you need during the week. During the visit, notice how the wind reaches the terrace, check how exposed doors and hardware are to salt air and ask what access is like after heavy rain.

Celestún

Sisal

Chuburná

Chelem

Progreso

Chicxulub Puerto

Telchac

San Crisanto

Dzilam de Bravo

El Cuyo