Yucatán, Mexico has an area of 38,402 sq km and a population of about 1,818,900. Its capital is Mérida.
Yucatan shares its boundaries with the Mexican states of Quintana Roo and Campeche and is bounded by the Gulf of Mexico to the north. The topography is dominated by its coastline along with a vast landscape of savannah-land.
Apart from a number of Spaniards and Creoles, the population of the state of Yucatán consists mainly of Maya Indians and Mestizos (mixed indigenous and foreign ancestry).
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Destinations Yucatán
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Merida is the capital of the state of Yucatan in Mexico. This traditional city is also known as the ‘White... |
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Isla Holbox is an island located in the Yucatan peninsula. The local population in this island is about 1,600 inhabitants. The occupants are... |
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On the eastern coast of the Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula in the Caribbean Sea is the island Cozumel. It has gained popular as an... |
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Latest attractions Yucatán
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Valladolid - MexiGo Tours |
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Merida - The Catedral de San Ildefonso |
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Merida - Parque Sta. Lucia |
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Valladolid is a safe and colonial town, situated in the center of the Yucatan, from where you can discover easily Chichén Itza, Rio Lagartos, Ek Balam, Izamal, Coba, Punta Laguna, ... .
