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    Main house of the Hacienda Sotuta de Peón, Yucatán

    Photo by Gildardo Sánchez, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Entrance arch of the Hacienda Sotuta de Peón, Yucatán

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    Grounds of the Sotuta de Peón henequen hacienda, Yucatán

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    Worker hanging henequen fiber to dry, Hacienda Sotuta de Peón, Yucatán

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    Machinery twisting henequen fiber into twine at Sotuta de Peón, Yucatán

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    Hacienda Sotuta de Peón

    Landmark Tecoh, Yucatán Ruta de los Conventos

    A henequen hacienda that still processes sisal fiber with its old machinery, with a mule-drawn cart ride and an underground cenote.

    From Mérida: 40 min by car (35 km by road) How to get there ↓

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    Maní, 44 km away, is the closest town with places to stay.

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    Tours to Hacienda Sotuta de Peón

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    Private Tour: Uxmal & Hacienda Sotuta de Peon by Yucatan Concierge ★ 5.0 (2) · From US$571
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    How to get to Hacienda Sotuta de Peón

    • From Mérida: about 40 min by road (~35 km)
    • 44 km northwest of Maní
    • Nearest airport: Mérida (MID), 1 h 27 min by car to Maní
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    Private Tour: Uxmal & Hacienda Sotuta de Peon by Yucatan Concierge ★ 5.0 (2) 8 h From US$571
    3 Hour Tour in The Sotuta de Peón Live Museum ★ 4.6 (84) 3 h From US$55

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    About Hacienda Sotuta de Peón

    Sotuta de Peón is a restored henequen hacienda in the municipality of Tecoh, north of Maní, run as a living museum of the industry that made Yucatán rich in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In those years the peninsula supplied much of the world's hard fiber for rope and twine, and haciendas like this one were the base of that wealth.

    The tour follows the whole process. You see the fields of agave-like henequen plants, ride in a truck, a wooden platform pulled by mules on narrow-gauge rails as in the boom years, and visit the machine house, where the old decorticating machine strips the fiber from the leaves. Then come the drying area, the press that packs the fiber into bales and the workshop where it is turned into finished products, along with the main house and a traditional Maya house.

    The visit ends at Dzul-Ha, a cave cenote on the property with clear turquoise water among stone formations, where you can swim. The hacienda also has a restaurant, and the tour takes most of a morning or afternoon.

    How to get to Hacienda Sotuta de Peón

    Drive from Mérida: 40 min, 35 km

    From Maní, drive north through Mama and Tekit toward Tecoh and follow the signs to the hacienda, roughly an hour. Visits are by guided tour at set times; book ahead, especially in high season.

    44 km northwest of Maní

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    Distances are in a straight line; the road is usually longer.

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    Before you go to Hacienda Sotuta de Peón: hours, prices and tips

    Hours
    Shared tours start at 9 am, 11 am and 1 pm; private tours usually at 10 am or noon. Hacienda Sotuta de Peón · checked Oct 2026
    Entry
    Shared basic tour: 1,055 pesos per adult and 662 per child, with a snack platter and cenote swim; a version with a four-course meal costs 1,450. Prepaid booking; tips extra. Hacienda Sotuta de Peón · checked Oct 2026
    Time needed
    About 3 hours, including an hour to swim in the Dzul-ha cenote. Hacienda Sotuta de Peón · checked Oct 2026
    Guide or tour
    Required: you visit on the hacienda's guided tour (Spanish, English or French), with a mule-drawn cart ride through the henequen fields. Book well ahead. Tours: Viator GetYourGuide Hacienda Sotuta de Peón · checked Oct 2026

    Hours and prices change, especially around holidays. Each fact links to where we checked it.

    Visiting Hacienda Sotuta de Peón: what to see and do

    See the old decorticating machine strip henequen leaves into fiber.
    Ride the mule-drawn truck along the narrow-gauge rails through the fields.
    Visit the main house and the traditional Maya house on the estate.
    Swim in Dzul-Ha, the cave cenote at the end of the tour.

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    Hacienda Sotuta de Peón shares the climate of Maní, 44 km away. The best months to visit are January, February, November, and December.

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