Town 17 km north of Maní
Yucatán's guayabera capital, with hundreds of sewing workshops, and a large 16th-century church on the Convent Route.
Tekit is a town about 17 kilometers north of Maní, and it calls itself the capital of the guayabera, the pleated, pocketed shirt that is formal wear across Yucatán and much of the Caribbean. Sewing is the town's main trade: there are around 350 workshops of every size, and a large share of the population works in clothing, making guayaberas, hipiles, embroidered blouses and dresses, and also uniforms and other garments.
Shops line the streets around the center, and prices are often well below those in Mérida. Tekit's guayaberas are sold across Mexico and exported to places like Belize, the Dominican Republic, Spain and Miami. The town also holds a Feria de la Guayabera, which in recent years has taken place twice a year.
Tekit is also a stop on the Convent Route. Its parish church of San Antonio de Padua, from the 16th century, is surprisingly large for the town, and its façade has niches filled with sculptures of saints. A visit here easily combines shopping with a look at the church.
What to see and do
Shop for guayaberas, hipiles and embroidered blouses in the workshops around the center.
Order a made-to-measure guayabera if you can come back for it.
Visit the 16th-century church of San Antonio de Padua and its niches of saints.
Check the dates of the Feria de la Guayabera if you want the widest choice.
Getting there
Tekit is about 20 minutes north of Maní by car, by way of Mama. Colectivos run between Tekit and Mérida, about an hour to the north.
17 km north of Maní
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Weather warm
Tekit shares the climate of Maní, 17 km away. The best months to visit are Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec.
Make Maní your base
Tekit is an easy trip from Maní, a Pueblo Mágico with places to stay, food, and more to see.
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