[HIGHLIGHTS] The seductive haciendas of Mexican green gold: "The wealth in Yucatán was abysmal"

The Mayans erected amazing temples here for eternity and an agave was cultivated that made this place one of the richest in the Americas. "The wealth that was amassed in Yucatán was abysmal," explains Herman Reeling Brouwer, general director of Las Haciendas, which today is part of the IHG group.

Hacienda Santa Rosa is a living example. Restored at the end of the 90s, its 11 rooms are divided between the old engine house, with ceilings of up to 9 meters.