Yucatan

Capital - Other Cities and Attractions

Location: north portion of the peninsula
Area: 38:402km 2
Population: 1:658,210 inhabitants

After Mexican independence in 1821, a long struggle fuelled by the Mexican government under the dictatorship of Santa Anna Federalists against Centralists ensued. Yucatan rebelled against the new sovereign and declared independence in 1841.

The Caste War brought aid to the Mexican federal government, which became to formable an opponent for the Yucatan liberators and Yucatan was reunited with Mexico in 1848.
Yucatan, land of the Maya, constitutes great attractions for the tourism, not alone by its large natural attractions, its colonial jewels, its prodigious monuments that give testimony of the brilliance of the Mayan culture, but also by its white beaches and fine sand.

The Yucatan Peninsula is Mexico's most popular travel destination. Year-round weather that averages 80 degrees, a huge variety of resorts, and thousands of years of fascinating history draw visitors to the Yucatan Peninsula, especially in December through April.