This was not how I had imagined my trip to sunny Mexico—hurricane season was supposed to be over. It was night, and we were coming into Mérida, the capital city of Yucatán—La Ciudad Blanca, as it is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I travel the world bringing back stories for you. Everyone knows the Yucatán Peninsula for the famed beaches of Cancún and Playa ...

My first glimpse of Mexico's Yucatan region was though a bus window as my friend and I reached the end of a grueling but well-intentioned adventure that took us from Mexico City to Merida in a week of ...

Name of restaurant: El Faisan y El Venado. Named after the nickname given to the Mexican state of Yucatán, based on the abundant deer and pheasant that are said to roam the land. Chef: Maria Eugenia ...

If you’re considering a trip to Mexico and can’t seem to decide between Mexico City or Cancun, take a chance on the city of Mérida, hidden right in the heart of the Yucatán Peninsula. As the capital ...

Mérida is the Yucatán Peninsula’s cultural epicenter, a genteel mix of provincial and cosmopolitan with a friendly small-town feel, despite its 777,000 residents. As a woman traveling alone, I hadn’t ...