{"id":5138,"date":"2020-07-11T11:25:55","date_gmt":"2020-07-11T11:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wintersunexpert.com\/?p=5138"},"modified":"2022-05-07T12:36:58","modified_gmt":"2022-05-07T12:36:58","slug":"spend-your-winter-in-merida-mexico-is-merida-a-good-snowbird-location","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wintersunexpert.com\/spend-your-winter-in-merida-mexico-is-merida-a-good-snowbird-location\/","title":{"rendered":"Spend your fall, winter, or spring in M\u00e9rida, Mexico: is M\u00e9rida a good snowbird location?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

M\u00e9rida is the capital and largest city in Yucatan state in Mexico as well as the largest city of the Yucat\u00e1n Peninsula. The city of Merida itself was founded by Francisco de Montejo y Le\u00f3n in 1542 on top of an ancient Maya city called T'ho.  M\u00e9rida is sometimes called the "White City," (La Ciudad Blanca), because of its buildings made of white stone and the city's cleanliness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recent years, important science competitions and World events have been held in M\u00e9rida – FITA Archery World Cup Finals, the International Cosmic Ray Conference, a Physics Olympiad, etc. M\u00e9rida is in a prime location that allows for economic growth and has been a popular location for investment. This, in turn, has allowed the Yucatan economy to grow at three times the rate of the national average.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M\u00e9rida's culture is a distinctive blend of traditions inherited from the ancient Maya civilization dating back to 2600 B.C. and customs brought by Spanish conquistadors, who began colonizing the territory in the 16th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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