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Because of everything it has... Yucatan has everything

Magical land where the past becomes the present every day, ancient land of eternal stories and wonders, of kind people and traditions that contrast with its modernity, its amplitude to the world, its technology centers, its industry and its deep-sea port.

With a fascinating gastronomy, mixture of millenarian Mayan recipes and Creole influences, it opens an almost infinite range of possibilities for the palate.

Place where it is easy to lose oneself among the songs of birds and the music of snails that embellish the lyrics of its trova melodies.

Yucatan is diverse, it carries its history in its streets, its houses, its museums, its reunion centers. It is full of archaeological sites, like the great pyramid of Kukulkán, the monumental Uxmal and the mystic Ek Balam, all of them wonderful, as well as its colonial cities, tropical forests and mysterious cenotes.

Yucatan is a land of fusions and contrasts that range from its calm coasts to its vibrant night life. Its Haciendas are proud witnesses of its past; its people, a Mayan culture that lives on, and its visitors, tireless travelers to whom the land itself gives shelter with its benign warmth and its refreshing morning dew.

Yucatan Geography

Climate

Yucatan has a subtropical-tropical climate with temperatures that oscillate most of the year between 28º and 35º C. In winter the climate is cooler.

Tips for the traveller

The use of comfortable clothes is recommended, t-shirts and loose trousers, closed comfortable shoes for the outskirts of the city, and sandals for the beach. The use of sun blockers is also recommended, and caps or hats are particularly useful.

Communication facilities

Due to its geographic position, Yucatan is a destination open to the world, allowing a fast and secure aerial, marine and terrestrial connectivity.

Both Cancún an the Mayan Riviera offer a privileged position that allow visitors to delve deeper into the Mayan World: Yucatan.

The International Airport of Merida “Manuel Crescencio Rejón” and the International Airport of Chichen Itzá, minutes away from this archaeological, world heritage site, facilitate the access to the state for visitors.

Yucatan has several highways, among them two federal freeways, and a modern highway. Highway 180 goes from Merida to Cancún, and it is the fastest route for access to colonial cities and archaeological sites like Izamal, Chichen Itzá and Valladolid, among others.

Federal highway 261 goes from Merida to Uxmal, and it also facilitates the connection between different zones of the Mayan area and archaeological sites, as well as for the Convents and Puuc routes.

The deep-sea port of Progreso in the Yucatan Peninsula, is a touristic meeting point and a border open to the commercial exchange with the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.

The modern facilities of the port, as well as the region’s productive and commercial sectors, give guarantees and security for the import and export of merchandise between North and South America, the islands of the Caribbean, Europe and Africa.

It has a viaduct and a duty free commercial center, with restaurants, craft shops and boutiques.

For more information: www.puertosyucatan.com

Location

Yucatan is to the southeast of the Mexican Republic. Located in the central part of the Yucatan Peninsula, it is contiguous to the north with the Gulf of Mexico, to the southeast and east with Quintana Roo and to the west and southwest with Campeche. The territorial extension of the state is 43,379 km2, and it is integrated by 106 municipalities, with Merida as the capital.

Chronological history