Francisco Villa Poniente

Francisco Villa Poniente is a locality in Yucatán, Yucatán and the South. Francisco Villa Poniente is situated nearby to the locality Limones, as well as near El Rosario.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Hacienda Chenkú and Monumento a la Patria.

Hacienda Chenkú

Event venue

Photo: Inri, CC0.

Hacienda Chenkú is a hacienda in Mérida Municipality, Yucatán, Mexico. It is one of the properties that arose during the nineteenth century henequen boom.

Monumento a la Patria

Public building

Photo: Muñoz LC, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Monumento a la Patria is a public building, which is situated 3 km southeast of Francisco Villa Poniente.

Gran Museo del Mundo Maya

Museum

Photo: Jmagno1998, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gran Museo del Mundo Maya is a museum, which is situated 4 km northeast of Francisco Villa Poniente.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mérida and Sodzil Norte.

A short distance — yet seemingly a world away — from the rowdy, touristy beach resorts of Cancún and Cozumel that make up the Yucatán of cliché, Mérida is the cultural center of southern Mexico, boasting a panoply of excellent museums and attractions, a vibrant street life, and a wealth of historic colonial-era architecture that's second only to Mexico City on the national scene.