Camino Real (Yucatán)

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Places to visit in Camino Real (Yucatán) 22

22 places with their own page, grouped by kind.

Villages · 10 Cenotes · 4 Landmarks and museums · 4 Towns · 2 Caves · 1 Archaeological sites · 1

Villages

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  Abalá · Village · Yucatán
  A quiet Maya village south of Mérida, seat of a municipality of old henequen haciendas and cenotes such as Mucuyché, Kankirixché and Yaal Utzil.
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  Cepeda · Village · Yucatán
  The second-largest community in Halachó municipality, a working village just northwest of Halachó named after a 19th-century governor.
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  Chunchucmil · Village · Yucatán
  A former henequen hacienda village west of Maxcanú that gave its name to one of the largest and most densely built Classic Maya cities in the north.
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  Kancabchén · Village · Yucatán
  A small village 8 km northwest of Halachó that grew around a henequen hacienda; the old estate house still stands but is a private home.
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  Kochol · Village · Yucatán
  A village 15 km west of Maxcanú built around a henequen hacienda whose arcaded main house and machine house still frame the old square.
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  Kopomá · Village · Yucatán
  A quiet municipal seat on the Mérida–Campeche road with a colonial church of the Assumption and a henequen museum at nearby San Bernardo.
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  Opichén · Village · Yucatán
  A small municipal seat between Muna and Maxcanú with an 18th-century church of San Bartolomé, the nearest town to the Calcehtok caves.
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  San Bernardo · Village · Yucatán
  A former henequen hacienda west of Kopomá whose ornate gateway, chapel and old rail stop survive, with a museum on the region's henequen industry.
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  Santa María Acú · Village · Yucatán
  A former hacienda village northwest of Halachó whose red-and-cream chapel with twin bell towers still faces the old estate square.
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  Sihó · Village · Yucatán
  A farming village west of Halachó, near the Campeche border, with Maya ruins on its land that the state lists among the municipality's monuments.

Cenotes

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  Cenote Kankirixché · Cenote · Yucatán
  A big semi-open cavern cenote between Abalá and Mucuyché, with deep blue water, hanging roots and stalactites, and a cheap entry run by locals.
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  Cenote San Ignacio · Cenote · Yucatán
  A shallow, lit cavern cenote inside an eco-park in Chocholá, 35 km from Mérida, with pools, a jungle channel, zipline, restaurants and night swims.
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  Cenote Yaal Utzil · Cenote · Yucatán
  An open, sheer-walled cenote at the edge of Mucuyché with deep blue water, a wooden staircase and a jump from the rim, run simply by locals.
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  Cenotes Hacienda Mucuyché · Cenote · Yucatán
  A blue-painted henequen hacienda south of Mérida where a guided tour ends with a swim through Cenote Carlota, a canal and the cave cenote Azul Maya.

Landmarks and museums

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  Hacienda Ochil · Landmark · Yucatán
  A small restored henequen hacienda on the Mérida–Uxmal road with a Yucatecan restaurant, craft workshops, a little museum and a cave cenote.
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  Hacienda San José Chactún · Landmark · Yucatán
  A red-painted henequen hacienda south of Maxcanú, with an arcaded main house, a tall machine-house chimney and Maya ruins on its land.
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  Hacienda Santa Rosa de Lima · Landmark · Yucatán
  A henequen hacienda in the village of Santa Rosa near Maxcanú, restored in the 1990s as an 11-room hotel with a botanical garden and a spa.
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  Hacienda Temozón Sur · Landmark · Yucatán
  A 17th-century cattle and henequen hacienda south of Mérida, restored as a luxury hotel in 1997, where Mexican and US presidents met in 1999 and 2007.

Towns

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  Halachó · Town · Yucatán
  A town near the Campeche border on the Mérida–Campeche road, with a big ochre church of Santiago Apóstol and a two-week fiesta in late July.
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  Maxcanú · Town · Yucatán
  A market town on the Mérida–Campeche road with a Tren Maya station, a big red-ochre church, and Oxkintok and the Calcehtok caves close by.

Caves

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  Grutas de Calcehtok · Cave · Yucatán
  A wild cave system near Oxkintok entered through a sinkhole, explored with local guides by headlamp, from easy walks to hours of crawling and climbing.

Archaeological sites

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  Oxkintok · Archaeological site · Yucatán
  One of the oldest cities of the Puuc region, 70 km south of Mérida, with the Satunsat labyrinth, an early ballcourt and hardly any crowds.

Top tours in Camino Real (Yucatán)

Hacienda Ochil From Merida: Chichen Itza Tour, Izamal, Cenote Ik Kil and Food ★ 4.9 (578) 12 h From US$74

Hacienda Ochil Merida Walking Food Tour. Authentic & Local Cuisine ★ 4.9 (533) 3 h From US$71

Hacienda Ochil Merida Street Food Walking Tour ★ 4.9 (443) 3 h 30 min From US$80

Hacienda Ochil Chichen Itza, Private Cenote/Food Experience & the magic Izamal ★ 4.9 (416) 10 h From US$83

Hacienda Ochil Taste of the Yucatan: Merida Cooking Class and Market Visit ★ 4.9 (332) 5 h From US$108

Oxkintok Tour Hacienda and Cenotes Mucuyché with Guided Tour in Oxkintok ★ 4.9 (42) 9 h From US$96

Cenotes Hacienda Mucuyché Private Tour Uxmal Ruins & Cenotes Hacienda Mucuyche ★ 5.0 (6) 8 h 30 min From US$452

Oxkintok Oxkintok Ruins and Hacienda Mucuyche with Cenotes from Merida 13 h From US$127

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