Lots of vendor stands around some areas of the park. It's a great park to walk around or thru for…read moreexercise or take a seat on the concrete benches situated around 4 water fountains; watch nature and the bustle of activity as the day progresses. Turibus has a stop on two sides of the park. If youre going to be there a couple of days, you may want to get a 2 or 3 day Turibus ticket. (It'$ worth it$) Parque Alameda is one of the activity hubs of Centro Historical.

This is my favorite park in Merida - Four blocks large with impressive architecture including a…read more fountain, library, amphitheater, and a children's area. All of the construction features Mayan inspired carvings and dedications to all the nations in the western hemisphere. It's a great place to chill out and relax

Santiago Park is a pleasant park with lots of shady trees and a fountain. The park shares a space…read morewith its namesake church, market, and lots of inexpensive little restaurants. During the day there are street vendors and on Tuesday nights, an old school band plays and many locals come to dance.

A lovely park/plaza area with tons of good street food and souvenir vendors. Also easy to catch…read morelive street performances while here on weekend nights. I managed to catch a recreation of the traditional Mayan ball game one Saturday!