{"id":554,"date":"2022-01-09T18:06:25","date_gmt":"2022-01-09T18:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yucatanbackroads.com\/?p=554"},"modified":"2022-01-09T19:22:31","modified_gmt":"2022-01-09T19:22:31","slug":"story-14-hacienda-san-francisco-tzacalha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yucatanbackroads.com\/?p=554","title":{"rendered":"Story 14: Hacienda San Francisco Tzacalha"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nearly all of our trips so far have required driving to Merida and around the Periferico to reach the rural roads that we love. But not this amazing overnight adventure! I’ll lead this story right off with the map (go clockwise). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our trip began on the coast road east, way past the huge new condo developments going up around Telchac Puerto to the fishing village of Santa Clara. A right turn and we’re headed south, past many signs announcing new developments in the making. (I don’t know how long this highway is going to be a back road, so you may want to make this trip sooner, not later.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ten minutes and we arrived in Dzidzantun. The central square was clean but not especially pretty, but we took this photo of the church. Turns out that this is the Church and Convent of Santa Clara<\/strong>, which has the largest nave in Latin America.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

But our destination is the Hacienda San Francisco Tzacalha<\/strong>, which is almost a separate town tacked on to the eastern city limit. We found this place poking around Google Maps looking for a place for an overnight trip, and were intrigued by the photos and information on their Website http:\/\/hotelhdasanfrancisco.com.mx<\/strong><\/a>. We reserved a villa for about MX$2,400 (appx US$110) including breakfast. We arrived expecting a nice place to stay; it did not take long to realize we were in for a very special 24 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The villas are located down this long shaded path. They are of various sizes and configurations. The last one on the right is #11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We walked in and our jaws dropped. The bedroom is huge; my estimate is about 50 square meters. There is a king bed and a double bed, along with several chairs and other furniture. It has A\/C and a ceiling fan. There is also a large bathroom, a patio with sink, counter and refrigerator out back, a small dipping pool, and a huge walled back yard. (All the villas have these amenities.) I’ll let photos tell the story.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n