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Merida & Yucatan Vacations and Mexico Travel Destinations |
 | | Yucatan is home to archaeological sites like Chichen Itza, the most important regional capital of this Mayan area between 750 and 1200 a.D; Uxmal, Dzibilchaltun, the Caves of Lol-Tun and Balankanche, and the colonial town of Izamal. |
 | | Merida, Yucatan, economic and social centre of southeast Mexico, is a tourist destination of the first rank. |
 | | Merida was named by UNESCO as a Cultural Heritage in 2000, that very same year the OAS (Organization of American States) gave Merida the recognition of American Cultural Capital, winning this prize over important cities like Arlington, Toronto and Vina del Mar. Progreso, Merida's port city, is only 30 kilometers north. |
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