Events
Carnívoro Fest 2026: heads up, it moved
Mérida's biggest meat festival is back October 3 and 4, free to get in. But it moved, and the posters going around still show the old address.
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Blog and news
What goes on in the house: dishes that come back, dates worth celebrating, and what to know before you head downtown.
Events
Mérida Restaurant Week 2026: our Bandeja Paisa for $199
From September 28 to October 4 we're serving a $199 menu for the eighth Mérida Restaurant Week: a personal Bandeja Paisa and a house lemonade. It's our first time in the event, and we're already on the official list as La Bodeguita de Parceros.
Events
Two cries, one year: July 20th and September 16th
Colombia and Mexico both call their national day «el Grito» — the cry — and both dates come from 1810. They are not the same thing, and the difference is a good story. On the night of the 15th we run until midnight, with live Colombian-Mexican music and special dishes.
Mérida guides
Walking Paseo de Montejo: El Remate to the Monumento a la Patria
What you actually see walking Mérida's grandest avenue, where it starts and where it ends — and who carved the monument at the far end: a Colombian sculptor who stayed for good.
Colombian cooking
Where to Eat Colombian Food in Mérida
There is one full Colombian kitchen in Mérida, and it is downtown: Parceros, a few steps from Parque de Santa Lucía. Here is what you eat and how to order it if it is your first time.
Colombian cooking
What Is a Bandeja Paisa, and How Do You Eat It
Eight or nine things on one platter, and not one of them is garnish. What is on it, where it comes from, why it is called «paisa» when the name was coined in Bogotá, and how to order it properly.
Events
Where to Watch Colombia National Team Matches in Mérida
When Colombia plays we usually put on the whole thing downtown: the match on screen and the party afterwards. Message us on WhatsApp and we will confirm the next one — here is how it works.
Events
Language exchange in Mérida: Tuesdays at seven
Every Tuesday at seven in the evening there's a language exchange at La Bodeguita de Parceros, run by Merida Worldwide and Housing Mérida. Ten to thirty people turn up, entry is free and there's no minimum spend.
Mérida guides
Mérida with kids: what to do downtown, and where to eat with them
By day downtown gives you plenty and most of it is free: the Sunday Biciruta and the Centenario zoo. By night the city's programme is the best thing Mérida has, with one catch nobody mentions — almost all of it starts at eight or nine.
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What to do in Mérida when it rains (and what gets cancelled)
The rainy season runs from June to October, and the first thing it takes down is downtown's open-air programme — which is almost all of it. What stays under a roof, what to check before you head out, and why downtown is still walkable.
Mérida guides
Mérida night by night: what happens downtown every day of the week
Mérida has something going on in the street almost every night of the year, and almost nobody finds the whole list in time. Here is the full week, with times and addresses.
Mérida guides
Parque de Santa Lucía: singing every Thursday since 1965
The most photographed square in downtown Mérida, and the one with the hardest history. What it was, what happens there on Thursdays, and how to get there.
Mérida guides
Where to park in downtown Mérida (and why there's never a space)
The first objection from anyone driving in from the north of the city. Four parking lots near Parque de Santa Lucía, each with its Maps pin, and how the historic center works.
Colombian cooking
What Castacón is, and where the name comes from
Over two hours in the oven, over a kilo of it, and a name that is half joke and half thesis: castacán is Yucatecan and chicharrón is Colombian. Both are on the plate.
Events
Birthdays at Parceros: what's included and how to book
Table decorations, a birthday dessert and the loudest singing downtown, all three at no extra cost. The only thing you have to do is give us notice.
News
«Sonríe, estás en Colombia»: the mural, and why it's here
The mural behind almost every photo taken here, the ceiling of umbrellas, and the move downtown. What's inside La Bodeguita de Parceros.
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