Yucatán
Yucatán : Le Yucatán (/ʝu.ka.ˈtan/ ), officiellement l'État libre et souverain de Yucatán (en espagnol : Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatán ; en maya yucatèque : Xóot' Noj Lu'umil Yúukatan), est situé dans le sud-est du Mexique, sur la péninsule du Yucatán, qu'il partage avec deux autres États mexicains : le Campeche à son sud-ouest et le Quintana Roo à l'est. Au nord, il est bordé par le golfe du Mexique. Sa capitale Mérida compte près de la moitié des environ 2,1 millions d'habitants (2015) de l'état, qui s'étend sur 38 402 km2 et compte 106 municipalités.
L’État de Yucatán est connu pour son site archéologique de Chichén Itzá avec sa pyramide de Kukulcán, temple précolombien, érigé par les Mayas il y a plus de mille ans. Ce site est inscrit au patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO et fait partie de la liste des « Sept nouvelles merveilles du monde » établie en 2007. Une fraction importante de la population parle encore le maya yucatèque. Yucatán sur Wikipédia (fr)
Yucatán : Yucatán, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Yucatán, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, constitute the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It comprises 106 separate municipalities, and its capital city is Mérida. Located on the northern part of the Yucatán Peninsula, it is bordered by the states of Campeche to the southwest and Quintana Roo to the southeast, with the Gulf of Mexico off its northern coast. Before the arrival of Spaniards, the peninsula was a very important region for the Maya civilization that reached the peak of its development here, where the Maya founded the cities of Chichen Itza, Izamal, Motul, Mayapan, Ek' Balam, and Ichkanzihóo (also called T'ho), now Mérida. After the Spanish conquest of Yucatán (early 16th to late 17th centuries), the Yucatán Peninsula became a single administrative and political entity, the Captaincy General of Yucatán. Following Mexican independence in 1821 the local Governor proclaimed independence. Yucatán became part of the First Mexican Empire in December 1821. Following the collapse of the Empire in March 1823, the first Republic of Yucatán (founded in May 1823) voluntarily negotiated annexation to the Federal Republic of United Mexican States on December 21, 1823. On March 16, 1841, as a result of cultural and political conflicts around the federal pact, Yucatán declared its independence from Mexico, forming a second Republic of Yucatán. Eventually on July 14, 1848, Yucatán was forced to rejoin Mexico. In 1858, in the middle of the Caste War of Yucatán, the state of Yucatán was divided for the first time, establishing Campeche as a separate state (officially in 1863). During the Porfiriato, in 1902, the state of Yucatán was divided again to form the Federal territory that later became the present state of Quintana Roo. Yucatán sur Wikipédia (en)
Yucatán : Yucatán, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Yucatán, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, constitute the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It comprises 106 separate municipalities, and its capital city is Mérida. Located on the northern part of the Yucatán Peninsula, it is bordered by the states of Campeche to the southwest and Quintana Roo to the southeast, with the Gulf of Mexico off its northern coast. Before the arrival of Spaniards, the peninsula was a very important region for the Maya civilization that reached the peak of its development here, where the Maya founded the cities of Chichen Itza, Izamal, Motul, Mayapan, Ek' Balam, and Ichkanzihóo (also called T'ho), now Mérida. After the Spanish conquest of Yucatán (early 16th to late 17th centuries), the Yucatán Peninsula became a single administrative and political entity, the Captaincy General of Yucatán. Following Mexican independence in 1821 the local Governor proclaimed independence. Yucatán became part of the First Mexican Empire in December 1821. Following the collapse of the Empire in March 1823, the first Republic of Yucatán (founded in May 1823) voluntarily negotiated annexation to the Federal Republic of United Mexican States on December 21, 1823. On March 16, 1841, as a result of cultural and political conflicts around the federal pact, Yucatán declared its independence from Mexico, forming a second Republic of Yucatán. Eventually on July 14, 1848, Yucatán was forced to rejoin Mexico. In 1858, in the middle of the Caste War of Yucatán, the state of Yucatán was divided for the first time, establishing Campeche as a separate state (officially in 1863). During the Porfiriato, in 1902, the state of Yucatán was divided again to form the Federal territory that later became the present state of Quintana Roo. Yucatán sur Wikipédia (en)
En janvier nous avons enfin pus prendre un peu de repos et nous échapper vers le Mexique pour la seconde fois. Peu de sortie au vu de la situation sanitaire dans le Yucatan, mais beaucoup de promenade a proximité de notre notre logement.