After topping the list of Best Small Cities in 2019, now, in 2022, Merida is among the top five Best Big Cities in the world, according to Condé Nast Traveler's Reader's Choice Awards. Why? In short, because of its economic growth, its cuisine, colonial architecture, and cultural expressions.
This year, at the Readers' Choice Awards, Merida was recognized as the fourth best in the Best Big Cities category, surpassing cities such as Quebec, Montreal and Istanbul, and just under Singapore, Bangkok and Tokyo.
The Readers' Choice Awards are the most important awards within the travel industry, in celebration of the best places on the planet. On this occasion, about 250 thousand people completed the survey to vote on which of the cities they'd visited they preferred, and why. Finally, the winners were announced within the framework of awards' 35th anniversary.
Some of the aspects the magazine noted about Merida included the presence of Mayan culture and its living traditions and customs, easy access to UNESCO-recognized sites such as the archaeological zones of Uxmal and Chichen Itza, and its proximity to the beach and the port of Progreso.
Merida isn't only recognized by international travel magazines, but it is also becoming increasingly recognized as one of the best places to live in Mexico due to its high quality of life.
The city of Merida is located in Yucatan, the state with lowest crime incidence in Mexico, according to a report by the country's Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System (SESNSP). In addition, the entity's economic growth has been recorded at 8.5% in all sectors, exceeding the country’s accumulated average of 5.6%; that allows for the generation of jobs and the creation of new businesses.
As you can see, Merida is a modern city, which continues to grow and is home to high-quality schools, first-class hospitals, shopping centers, bars, restaurants, cultural events, and much more.
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