Walk Merida along the Paseo de Montejo
Merida is the capital of the Yucatan, a colonial city of pastel houses, a big plaza and a grand boulevard of mansions. FOG keeps the map dark until you walk it, and its regular grid lights up block by block.
The centre
The Plaza Grande is surrounded by the cathedral, one of the oldest on the American mainland, the Casa de Montejo with its carved facade, and the government palace with large murals. The streets around it form a grid, numbered rather than named, even to the north and odd to the east.
Old barrios such as Santa Lucia, Santa Ana and Santiago each have their own plaza and church.
The Paseo de Montejo
The Paseo de Montejo is a broad boulevard north of the centre, lined with mansions built during the henequen boom. Walk its length and back for a long straight line.
On Sunday mornings, some central streets close to cars for walkers and cyclists, and the Plaza Grande holds a market. In the evenings, the plazas host music and dancing.
Heat
Merida is very hot, especially from April to June. Walk early in the morning and in the evening. Winter is the most comfortable time.
The numbered grid fills cleanly, and keeping track of which numbers you have walked becomes a game in itself.
How FOG keeps score here
FOG starts with the whole world under fog. Every place you physically walk clears a circle of roughly 120 metres around you, and that ground stays clear for good. It keeps working with the app closed and the screen off once you allow background location, so the walk to dinner counts as much as the planned loop.
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Questions people actually ask
How are Merida's streets numbered?
Even numbers run north to south and odd numbers east to west.
What is the Paseo de Montejo?
A grand boulevard north of the centre lined with old mansions.
Does FOG work for running and cycling too?
Yes. It clears fog for walking, running and riding, anywhere on Earth, in the same way.
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