Tag: Yucatan
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Hacienda Subín: Laura Kirar and Richard Frazier’s Remarkable Restoration in Yucatán
Outside Mérida, a seventeenth-century estate has been brought back into use by two artists and collectors whose fascination with architecture, craftsmanship and cultural history has shaped an unusually personal restoration. When American designer Laura Kirar and her husband, Richard Frazier, acquired Hacienda Subín in 2008, much of the property had been abandoned for decades. Trees…
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Yucatán: A Cultural Journey Beyond the Caribbean Coast
Ancient Maya cities, henequen haciendas, colonial architecture and a flourishing contemporary cultural scene make Mexico’s Yucatán one of the Americas’ most rewarding destinations for travellers interested in art, history and design. The great Maya city of Uxmal lies among the low hills and dry forests south of Mérida. Its buildings were constructed more than a…
