Our tips for Yucatán
Yucatán is the Mexico of Mayan pyramids poking out of the jungle, cenotes with impossibly clear water and colonial towns painted every colour of the rainbow. We spent a month driving around, from the Caribbean coast all the way to the ruins of Palenque in Chiapas. We climbed above the treetops in Calakmul, watched Lake Bacalar shift through seven shades of blue and fell for Mérida the moment we arrived. Cancún and Mahahual? We'd skip them, and we'll happily tell you why. Here you'll find our itinerary, the best cenotes and where to stay, stop by stop.
- Capital
- Mexico City
- Population
- 131 million
- Currency
- Mexican peso (MXN)
- High season
- December to April
- Airports
- Cancún (CUN), Mérida (MID)
- Time zone
- UTC-5 (Cancún), UTC-6 (Mérida)
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