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| Ticul, Yucatan, Mexico |
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Wonderfully romantic affordable hacienda set within a peaceful ecological reserve near the Ruta Puuc |
Reviewed by Lucia Appleby  |
HACIENDA TABI - AT A GLANCE In a region of Mexico often overrun by package tourists, the romantic Hacienda Tabi is a real find. The 1½hr drive from Mérida through orange groves to this secret hideaway is paid for tenfold by the pleasure of staying in what is effectively a near-deserted natural park. Nobody could fail to be awed by the sight of the Tabi lit up at night as you approach along the rolling drive. If it isn't the facade of columned arches along the wide 1st floor terrace that takes your breath away, it will be the surrounding grounds - including the ruins of an 18th Century church and an open-air pool, filled with fresh spring water pumped from subterranean wells and distributed along Romanesque irrigation channels. This is a great and affordable way to experience an authentic hacienda (which claims to be the oldest in the area) without the added glitz and formality of some of the modernised versions. Once a thriving sugar plantation and the largest hacienda in the Yucatan, it lay abandoned for years but is now partly used as a museum and still in the process of being excavated and restored. |
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HIGHS Peaceful, tranquil atmosphere. Wild, natural environment. A chance to live in history. Fascinating insight into the original architecture of the oldest hacienda in the Yucatan. Well located for exploring Uxmal and some of the Yucatan's more hidden Mayan ruins along the Ruta Puuc. |
LOWS The accommodation is basic (no hot water) and the menu is simple. It's off the beaten track and hard to find - a car is essential, though signposting has been improved since our visit. Spanish only spoken. Since the hurricane damage the pool has not been repaired. Back to basics – goats keep the lawn tidy, not lawnmowers here! |
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