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Small city in the Mexican state of Yucatán
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Motul is a small coastal town of just over 20,000 people (2005) in northern Yucatán. It is famous as the origen of huevos motulenos, a regional breakfast that is popular throughout the Yucatan Peninsula. Motul is one of Mexico's designated Pueblos Mágicos.
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Small zocalo across two city blocks. Lots of shade trees and benches for quiet relaxation. Next to main market where you can have breakfast or shop for handmade artesanias.
Small cenote with public swimming. Actually in the town, so can be walked to. Entry is timed and you're only given a limited amount of time in the water. Water depth varies seasonally. There is a mostly submerged cavern between two caverns that is not for the claustrophobic. Good on-site restaurant. Can get very crowded.
Very stark and austere church with none of the ostentatious ornamentation that stereotypes old Mexican churches.
Local history museum and library in the former home of a Yucatan governor.
Huevos Motuleños is the Yucatan's iconic breakfast and Doña Evelia makes it her specialty, serving up breakfast 7 days a week in Motul's central marketplace. It's cash only. There's no menu and service is super fast. The only question will be "Un huevo o dos?" (one egg or two)
Homemade traditional regional foods, mostly guisadas (stews) served with tortillas.
Casual coffee shop selling a variety of sweet crepes.
Barebones budget hotel.
Very nice traditional hotel with updated amenities. Cold A/C, king beds, hot showers. On-site restaurant with delicious regional cuisines (open 8:30am til 5pm).
The town's traditional marketplace is the place to get farm-fresh produce and other foodstuffs. It's also the place to get traditional regional dishes, including the famous mutulenos.
Motul is served by direct second-class buses leaving Merida every hour. It's just over a 1-hour ride and the fare is M$50 (May 2023) on Autobuses Noreste Yucatán.
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