Merida Opens New Parks in Ciudad Caucel and Francisco de Montejo

Mérida, Yucatán — Mayor Cecilia Patrón Laviada has handed over the renovated Los Naranjos park in Francisco de Montejo III and the newly built Lomas II park in Ciudad Caucel II, two projects developed with input from local residents.

“When citizens participate, the works respond to the real needs of the community. These parks are the result of Mérida families’ trust and joint work to build better spaces for community life,” the mayor said.

Patrón Laviada said the projects go beyond reclaiming public spaces and begin a new phase of citizen co-responsibility to keep the areas clean, orderly and full of life.

Both projects were carried out under the city’s Diseña tu Ciudad (Design Your City) 2025 program, in which residents decide how public funds are invested.

“The government manages the resources, but it is the residents who help decide how to invest them to bring well-being to their communities. Our commitment is to keep working as a team with the public so Mérida remains the best city to live in,” she added.

The Los Naranjos park required an investment of 4,897,149 pesos and covers 4,459.53 square meters, transforming the space into a modern, safe and inclusive sports and recreation hub. The work included:

• Rehabilitation of the soccer field
• A new restroom block
• A pet area
• A jogging track
• Children’s play areas for different ages
• A picnic area
• A multi-purpose court
• Bleachers
• New signage
• Upgraded electrical installation and LED floodlights

The Lomas II park, built with an investment of 6,107,875 pesos, includes an access plaza, a children’s area, a multi-purpose court, an ecological walkway and general lighting.

Both projects are part of the Mérida Enchula initiative, a municipal strategy to recover and modernize more than 800 public spaces with an investment of 350 million pesos. The program includes parks, sports facilities, traffic circles, green corridors and community spaces. So far, the city has upgraded 56 parks and 14 sports facilities, six of which have domed roofs. It has also completed painting maintenance at 114 parks and rehabilitated 12 courts across the city.

Carlos Carrillo Paredes, secretary of Citizen Participation and Attention, said more than 90 million pesos will go to winning projects in the Diseña tu Ciudad 2026 program, with designs being developed transparently and alongside residents.