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Yucatan Wedding Cost: A Transparent Budget Breakdown

Planning a destination wedding in Yucatan comes with one very reasonable question: what is this actually going to cost? This guide breaks the budget open, line by line, so you can plan with confidence and skip the guesswork. Key[...]
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Destination Weddings in Yucatan: The Complete Guide

Yucatan is where ancient Maya history, Moorish-influenced colonial architecture, and genuine Mexican warmth converge to create something no beach resort can replicate. If you are planning a destination wedding in Mexico, this[...]
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Things to Do near Merida: Uxmal, Cenotes and Beyond

Things to Do near Merida: Uxmal, Cenotes and Beyond

The limestone beneath your feet has been absorbing stories for a thousand years. Yucatan is a palimpsest: Maya ceremonial cities, henequen haciendas, underground cenote lakes, and colonial stone all layered one atop another in a[...]
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Weekend at a 17th-Century Henequen Hacienda

Weekend at a 17th-Century Henequen Hacienda

Forty minutes south of Merida, a wooden gate set into a low stone wall marks the entrance to a different kind of Yucatan. Past the gate: eleven Moorish stone arches, volcanic rock floors set by Maya craftsmen three centuries ago, and a[...]
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The Design Story: Restoring a 17th-Century Yucatan Hacienda

The Design Story: Restoring a 17th-Century Yucatan Hacienda

The walls were standing, but only barely. When designer Laura Kirar and her partner Richard Frazier first walked the grounds of a ruined henequen estate outside Merida in 2008, what they found was not a building: it was a[...]
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