Below are some of the major travel highlights for La Ruta Maya. For more in-depth attractions of each country on this route, click on the country names below or select a route to see the highlights on this section of the journey. Click on the icons below to focus on specific types of features (click again to return to all).
| In-depth highlights: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico |
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Cities of interest of La Ruta Maya
| Historic Town of Merida | |
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 Merida is the capital of the state of Yucatan and known as the 'White City'. Merida was founded in 1542 and built partly on the ruins of a Mayan settlement. It grew prosperous and developed as a very attractive colonial city filled with Spanish-Moorish architecture and still maintains that elegance today amongst its plazas, churches and mansions. The city's cathedral, the Cathedral of San Idelfonso, is the oldest in Latin America. | |
| Historic Town of Campeche | |
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Campeche is a harbour town located on the Gulf of Mexico coast of the Yucatan peninsula. Founded by the Spanish in the 16th century, it was surrounded by outer walls and fortifications to protect the town from attack from English and Dutch buccaneers and pirates. Many of these fortifications survive today, in addition to almost 1,000 buildings of historic value in the old town. These include the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, the Toro Theatre and the municipal archives but its the brightly coloured buildings and clean streets of the town that are its most attractive features.  UNESCO World Heritage Site: Historic Fortified Town of Campeche | |