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Palacio Cantón
Palacio Cantón Review
The most compelling of the mansions on Paseo Montejo, this stately palacio was built as the residence for a general between 1909 and 1911. Designed by Enrique Deserti, who also did the blueprints for the Teatro Peón Contreras, the building has a grandiose air that seems more characteristic of a mausoleum than a home: there's marble everywhere, as well as Doric and Ionic columns and other Italianate beaux arts flourishes. The building also houses the air-conditioned Museo Regional de Antropología, which introduces visitors to ancient Mayan culture. Temporary exhibits sometimes brighten the standard collection.
- Address: Paseo Montejo 485, at Calle 43Paseo Montejo, Mérida, Yucatán 97000 | Map It
- Phone: 999/928-6719; 999/923-0557
- Cost: $4
- Hours: Tues.--Sun. 8--5
- Website: www.inah.gob.mx
- Location: Mérida
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