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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 33. Chapters: People from Merida, Yucatan, Chicxulub crater, Edgar de Evia, Beltran de Cetina, Fernando Castro Pacheco, Armando Manzanero, Seidy Lopez, Roberto Reyes Barreiro, Aleks Syntek, Michelito Lagravere, Juan Jose de Vertiz y Salcedo, Arturo de Cordova, Carlos Loret de Mola Mediz, Manuel Crescencio Rejon International Airport, Carlos Torre Repetto, Francisco Luna Kan, Ofelia Medina, Francisco de Montejo, Andres Quintana Roo, Arcadio Poveda, Patricio Patron Laviada, Fernando R. Gomez, Augusto H. Alvarez, Gerardo Torres, Carlos Castillo Peraza, Beatriz Zavala, Guty Espadas, Jr., Ermilo Abreu Gomez, Merida Cathedral, Merida Mexico Temple, Manuel Barbachano Ponce, Rigel Sauri, Tomas O'Horan, Ricardo Dajer Nahum, Jose Pinzon, Xavier Abreu Sierra, Anabel Solis, Rommel Pacheco, William Paredes, Hugo Laviada, David Mier, Luis Fuente, William Fajardo, Dulce Maria Sauri Riancho, Arturo Escobar y Vega, Juan Garcia Ponce, Luis Carrasco, Yucatan Siglo XXI Convention Centre, Eligio Ancona del Castillo, Freddy Novelo, Instituto Tecnologico de Merida. Excerpt: Merida (T'ho' or Ichkanzihoo (the original name) in Modern Maya) is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Yucatan and the Yucatan Peninsula. It is located in the northwest part of the state, about 35 km (22 miles) from the Gulf of Mexico coast. The city is also the municipal seat of the Municipality of Merida, which includes the city and the areas around it. According to the 2010 census, the population of Merida was 970,377, ranking 12th among the most populous Mexican metropolitan areas. The municipality's area is 858.41 km (331.43 sq mi). The metropolitan area includes the municipalities of Merida, Uman and Kanasin and had a population of 1,035,238 in the same 2010 census. It is the largest of the four cities of the world that share the name Merida, the other three...