Where do I start? Walking down the street taking in the colonial city of Merida and BOOM! a guy…read morebegins to tell us about the history of the city and how he is a university professor, honestly seemed like a great friendly local (just wait), the gentleman goes on to ask us if we had any plans to buy hand made artisans from actual Mayans, this sparked our interest. He told us about a store that is owned by Mayans and that all of the proceeds from the goods sold go to local indigenous communities and all products there are hand made by the locals. FALSE. This place is full of lies. Prices are extremely high and the salesmen are extremely aggressive. I cannot confirm what is locally made and what isn't but this store has a number of products from China. Bottom line, the store is a total front. They claim to be a "Cooperative" for local Mayan families but it is privately owned and way over priced. They have jipijapa hats priced at $99-150 DOLLARS. ACTUAL JIPIJAPA HATS SELL FOR AT MOST 500 PESOS! This place is a scam. Stay far away from these rats. Also watch out as the plaza principal or main plaza is full of rats. Lots of scam artists trying to rip people off......

Be aware, this place is a tourist scam. Prices are at least 3 to 4 times above average and you get…read moretricked into the shop by hawks on the street. The quality and material is not even close to what is promised. We talked to locals and all confirmed that this is a clear tourist scam.

Nice shopping mall with lots of stores; there's a cute store - Mumus; food court is awesome; the…read moremall could use some resting areas on the upper level.

La Isla is a very nice enclosed upscale mall with lots of restaurants and stores. There is a park…read moreand artificial lake in the rear where people can water-ski (or just watch). Plenty of parking in the underground garage which will avoid the "cooking in the car effect" after shopping.

I went there late at night because it said it was open until 11:30 online but they were closed…read more The reason for the stars is that it smelled really bad.

Nice local neighbourhood coffee/tea shop with a comfortable area to meet with friends or use their…read morewifi. Watch out for the house cat!