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Country: Mexico
Departing From: Cancun
Arriving At: Merida
Travel Time: 3.5 to 4.5 hours
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Travel from Cancun's hotel zone to the colonial city of Merida, the cultural capital of the Yucatan Peninsula. The drive takes 3.5 to 4.5 hours via the autopista (toll highway) through the flat Yucatan landscape.
The route crosses the Yucatan Peninsula on well-maintained highways. Private transfers can stop at Valladolid (a charming colonial town) or Chichen Itza along the way. The drive is comfortable and flat, passing through henequen fields and Maya villages.
Merida is Mexico's safest large city and the cultural heart of the Yucatan. Known as "The White City" for its limestone buildings, Merida offers incredible Yucatecan cuisine (cochinita pibil, papadzules, panuchos), colonial architecture on the Paseo de Montejo, cenotes, and is the gateway to the ancient Maya cities of Uxmal and Chichen Itza. The city has a thriving arts and music scene with free cultural events every night of the week.
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