This blog post is a continuation of our day at Mayapan! On our way back to Uaymitun, we followed what is known as the Convent Route due to the number of old Spanish churches and associated convents!
It was nearly lunch time when we left Mayapan, so we drove back north to the Na Lu’Um restaurant.
After lunch, we drove into the square in Tekoh to visit the church.
After leaving Tekoh, we drove by the bull ring and into the square in Acanceh to visit the church (closed), the chapel (open) and the downtown Mayan pyramid!
There was more to see in Acanceh, but the temperature was 36C, 98% humidity and full sun, so we declined!
On our way back to Uaymitun, we stopped for some snacks and beverages (botanas y bebidas) at the Hacienda Teya, which we’d wanted to visit several times.
“The Hacienda “San Ildefonso Teya”, that now is located just a few minutes away from the city of Mérida, was founded in the year 1683 by Doña Ildefonsa Antonia Marcos Bermejo Calderón y de la Helguera, who was the wife of the noble Count of Miraflores.
Demolished and abandoned, was bought by it’s current owner Don Jorge Carlos Cárdenas Gutiérrez in 1974, who rebuilt it from 1987 to 1991 and opened one of the most popular restaurant in Yucatán so far, just as the salons for social events, building it self as the first Yucatecan Hacienda Inn.”
I hope you have enjoyed a look at Tekoh, Acanceh and Hacienda Teya. The next blog post will highlight our visit to San Ignacio Cenote in Chochola.
Cheers!
Love to all,
-doug & elaine
Love the Blogs Doug….brings back some memories and neat to see some places we have yet to visit:)