Colonia Mexico is home to a small park, several multicultural restaurants, cafes, businesses, and residential homes.
A neighborhood of great importance in the city, it was born as a project to provide the city with an area where houses could be built for the middle and working classes. In the 1950s, an unprecedented approach to designing domestic space began in Yucatán, driven by the presence of new architecture professionals.
Colonia Mexico, along with the Colonia Alemán, represents the bases of architectural modernism in Yucatán.
The area today known as Fraccionamiento Campestre has its origins in the 1940s. The “Campestre,” translates as countryside or rural. Which is what it was at the time.
The area was originally created upper class as an escape from the hustle and bustle of Mérida.
A large part of Campestre’s appeal was connected with the establishment of the Campestre Country Club in the 1950s.
Along with a baseball field, tennis courts, and other sports facilities, Club Campestre became known for hosting exclusive social events for Merida's wealthy residents.
As more and more affluent families decided to either move to Fraccionamiento Campestre or build weekend homes, the architecture of the area really began to come into its own and as the area continued to grow, larger and more elaborate homes began to pop up.
However, as Mérida continued to grow, by the 1980s, Fraccionamiento Campestre had lost its rural appeal and had been engulfed by the growth of Mérida.
