When my husband and I decided to move to Mérida, the capital of the state of Yucatán in Mexico, we were in search of an adventure. I had lived in New York for 24 years; my husband, Marc Perrotta ...

Casa Merida is a single-family house project located in the historic ... without being so dependent of modern technologies, to try to be more responsible with the energy waste management of ...

Its little Parque de la Madre has a modern Madonna-and-child statue copied ... For 20 pesos, my freelance "guide" led me through the home Merida's founder had built by Mayan slaves in 1542.

However, the professional community located in this region has mastered the art of distributing spaces in houses, including small pools and vegetation, turning these homes into oases. Here is a ...