Geopolitical circumstance of Mérida
The state of Yucatan is in the east of the Mexican Republic and limits the north with the Gulf of Mexico, the west and the south with the state of Campeche, and to the east and the south with the state of Quintana Roo. With respect to the American Continent it is located in the North hemisphere. Yucatan has a territorial extension of 43, 257 km², in that 1.556.622 inhabitants live approximately, in 106 municipalities. Its capital is Mérida, located in the northwest of the Yucatan Peninsula.
Hydrography:
Characteristic of Yucatan are natural wells, the cenotes, that take their name from Mayan ts'onot; these water mouths, made the splendor possible of the Mayan civilization.
Within the state we found four groups that excel: first between Chocholá and Kopomá, where it is the Chen-há natural well; the second between Mayapán and Tekit; the third a the south of Cuzamá and Huhi; and the quarter, near the coast, the east of Dzilam. The natural well Dzinup or Xkekén, that is not in the surface, is spectacular even though already have seen many others. The magic and beauty that these places offer to the visitors, make them appear like the most excellent reason for the landscape of the plain yucateca. Also and mainly in east, state counts on beautiful watered down, that they are depressions of the ground that accumulate rainwater forming pools and the lagoons of cárstico origin, like that surround Cobá.
Orography:
Yucatan is of a marine plain with sandy, wide and flat beaches, that are to the north of the state, as well as of a parallel bog that connects at intervals with the sea or forming marshes. This plain represents 5% of the national total and its altitude oscillates between the 10 and 35m on the level of the sea. The three fourth parts of the state (center, east and west) are in slight projections; nevertheless, in the Southeastern of the same one, we can observe the only elevations of the territory called " the Sierrita " whose altitude fluctuates between the 100 and 300m on the level of the sea.
Weather
The climate of Yucatan is hot and humid. The rain extension is long and goes from May to January although it is not rare that it rains during the calls dry months like February, March and April. The warmest months April and May are, raising sometimes the temperature until 40º centigrade.
Currency
The Mexican peso. The type of change with respect to the American dollar and currencies of other countries fluctuates in agreement with the international market.Government.
State Sovereignty. Democratic
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