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Palacio Municipal-April 2024
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Apr 17, 2025

　　Originally built in 1542, the Palacio Municipal was twice refurbished, in the 1730s and the 1850s.

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　　Built in 1892, the Palacio de Gobierno houses the state of Yucatán’s executive government offices (and a tourist office). Don't miss the wonderful murals and oil paintings by local artist Fernando Castro Pacheco housed in a magnificent sala (hall). Completed in the late 1970s, they portray a symbolic history of...
Catedral de San Ildefonso
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Casa de Montejo
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Palacio Cantón
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Teatro Peón Contreras
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Quinta Montes Molina
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Pipiripau Bar
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