Heart of Santa Ana Barrio - Merida Canvas Print

My first trip to Merida was in May several years ago and although each day started fairly clear, by afternoon it was a different matter. Just as the sun started its descent, the skies would begin filing with clouds and a cool breeze would wash over the town. As that light around the time of late afternoon and early evening is my favorite, it was a happy time to have cool breezes!

And it was one of those last afternoons there, after I had discerned this pattern in the weather and had gotten a feel for the places I wanted to be when the light was best that found me in the Santa Ana Barrio. Now just a short walk from the city center, when the city of Merida was founded in the 16th century, this was the outskirts of the city and home to the indigenous Maya. In fact, the first church on this site, reportedly built on the foundation of a Mayan temple, served the Maya.

Somewhere along the way, the proximity to the core of the city caused this to be a bit more of a posh ne...

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