Mérida HOME TOUR | Paseo de Montejo | Mexico travel vlog 

Very Cool!

Great content, mind sharing your Airbnb info. Visiting in April and need a place that is ok with 2 cats.

Joel was pretty cool, I could hang out with him. He is spot on about the contractors, there seems to be a consistency issue in general, and some are dishonest. The cheating on the wife is something I've never heard about before.... 🤔

My understanding is that the homes along Paseo de Montejo were built as city homes for the sisal (henequen) barons around the turn of the 20th century. They were built well after independence but might be referred to as colonial in the sense that they were built by wealthy white landowners who became rich by exploiting the labour of the indigenous population. Another colonial aspect to the mansions is the architectural style. As was the case in Mexico City, the elite during the Porfiriato (the rule of Porfirio Diaz) were obsessed with Europe, especially France, and modelled their homes in the elaborate French style. The gravy train came to a halt after WW1 when nylon was invented and used for rope. If the state capital building is open - it houses very moving murals depicting the history of the area, the sisal trade and the abuse of local labour (if I remember correctly, one large painting is called "instruments of domination"). On a happier note: they close Paseo de Montejo (and numerous other streets) to traffic on Sunday morning. It was a lot of fun - like a carnival - when we were there in March 2019.

The boy who let you into his house is very cute and kind and the house is beautiful. Merida looks so cool and peaceful.

Thank you for this vlog! We were just in Mexico. Went out to Chichén Itzá. The final stop on our route was Merida but we didn't continue.

love the shot of the dog. she looks sweet! :)

Welcome to merida.

I never saw something like this. It's so beautiful. You did a great job. You are the man.

Beautiful video 🙂✌️

219 what?

Have you gotten an estimate on how much it would cost to fix your cracked windshield?

It's only up from here now, congrats

Casio watch brothers? I think I caught a glimpse at beginning of your video.

That was a stroke of luck to run into the guy in the house being renovated.

Great video- what street are those homes on that you showed that have not been renovated yet, What is the cross street?

There’s nobody even walking around the nicest part of Mérida. Why are you still there?