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Merida has one of the largest populations of ethnic mayans. It is also a large colonial Spanish Town. It is also a properous trading town and the capital of Yucatant. This leads to an exciting melange of customs. On Sunday there is communal dancing in which the whole town converges into the central Square (Zocalo). These pictures were shot on such a Sunday..
About Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Mérida is the capital of the Mexican state of Yucatán and largest city of the Yucatán Peninsula. It is located in the northwest part of the state, about 35 kilometres (22 miles) from the Gulf of Mexico coast. The city is also the municipal seat of the Municipality of Mérida, which includes the city and the areas around it.
The city, like much of the state, has heavy Mayan, French, British and to a lesser extent Dutch influences. Mérida has the highest percentage of indigenous persons of any large city in Mexico with approximately 60% of all inhabitants being of the Maya ethnicity.
Merida has one of the largest populations of ethnic mayans. It is also a large colonial Spanish Town. It is also a properous trading town and the capital of Yucatant. This leads to an exciting melange of customs. On Sunday there is communal dancing in which the whole town converges into the central Square (Zocalo). These pictures were shot on such a Sunday..
There are plenty more photos of Mérida and other Spanish towns if you take a look at my 'Sets' page, www.flickr.com/photos/36623892@N00/sets/ - thank you.