Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán (UADY)

Merida was a diverse and interesting ancient colonial city. There were plenty of things to do and see. The local market int he town centre was always fun and full of fruits, hammocks (made in the area) and local people. You could take an express bus to Cancun and travel down to Olaya del Carmen a wonderful beach resort close to Tulum where there were archeological ruins by the ocean. Tequila Rock was the local nightclub in merida that most students would meet up and socialise at. We also became members of the Hyatt Hotel gym and used their tennis courts and pool, this was very reasonably priced and lots of fun. merida boasts a beautiful theatre where we saw an amazing contemporary dance production. It is also interesting to go and visit the local haciendas, our tutor owned a papaya hacienda where on one occasion all the students in my class journeyed out to explore his land and view the property which was a fun day out and interesting to see how the local area used be organised through local leaders who owned vast tracts of land. The local food aswell is not to be missed. It was very cheap to eat out almost every night in a different restaurant.

There are great discos here. Mambo Cafe and Ay CAray are two places that are al ot of fun. in the centro there is a grat cafe called havana caffe that is wonderful. Its easy to go to the beach town of Progreso thats 30 minutes from Merida. A round trip costs about 2 dollars. Merida is filled with things to do. Every weekned in the centro there is dancing in the streets. This is a beautiful place that embraces its culture and likes to have fun.

The discos are always fun- Tequila, Amarantus, Mambo Cafe... The Zocalo is also fun when you first arrive. Merida is growing very very quickly, and new restaurants are cropping up every month. One thing we did do a lot of was sneak into the Hyatt Hotel swimming pool for free. The hotel never said anything. The UADY Faculties always arrange lots of parties throughout the year, most are keg parties, but they can be fun.

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