What you'll see: Heritage Grove provides a pretty and intimate tour among the Peninsula's biggest, easy-to-reach mammoth-sized redwoods. This is a refuge where you take your time, connect with old ...

Annatto, derived from the seeds of the achiote tree, has turned the paste a shade of orange-red. The meat is coated with the fragrant paste and placed inside a pot with tomatoes and onions.

Question: I really love baldcypress trees. I live on the beachside and would like to plant a few on the east side of my property for shade. Will this tree grow on the peninsula? If not, can you rec… ...

6. Stake the tree only if necessary. Trees usually become established faster and stronger if not staked. Remove supports after the first year. 7. If the soil is not fertile, a slow release fertilizer ...

Hundreds of plantations once symbolised the peninsula's wealth but were abandoned in the 1950s after a sudden downturn of fortune. Over the years, the jungle has taken them back.

Meandering south from Mérida across the plateau are two named routes for visitors to follow — the Ruta Puuc and the Ruta de los Conventos. The first led to ancient Mayan ruins.