Hacienda Xcanatun in Mexico’s Yucatan is a step back in time to a luxury boutique hotel that was once an actual working hacienda.
Holiday Inn, Mexico style
July 17, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Holiday Inn in Merida, Mexico, the capital city of Yucatan, might not be what you would expect in a Holiday Inn.
Haciendas in the Yucatan and strolling the square in Merida
June 24, 2011 by 1 Comment
We visit the Hacienda Yaxcopoil, once a thriving sisal plantation of 22,000 acres. It dates to the 17th Century, but today it is a sleepy museum. Since very little has been done to restore the buildings, it feels real, almost as if the hacienda could even today be a working farm, albeit an aged and run down one. But there is beauty in the faded paint on the walls.
Dzibilchaltun–gateway to Mayan ruins
February 21, 2011 by 3 Comments
If your cruise ship docks at Progresso, Mexico on a Western Caribbean itinerary, don’t miss an opportunity to visit Mayan ruins at the archaeological site of Dzibilchaltun.
