The Drennon Homes in the Yucatan
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Drennon Uaymitun Beach Home


5380 square feet on the beach at Uaymitun
The home is located on a high spot with a large
broad white sand beach between the house and
the beautiful turqoise water.

Drennon Historic Centro Merida Home


This is an old colonial house is in the Santa Ana
area of the historic centro district of Merida, MX.
We are expanding the size of this structure
adding 3 bedrooms and a roof-top balcony.

Back view from road. There are 22 coconut palms on our land.
View from inside courtyard. Historic colonial home.
We did extensive research before selecting Mitch Keenan's Mexico International (formerly Miguel's Mexico)as our real-estate agent. We have no regrets. They are great.. and very important when buying real-estate in Mexico, they have the only guaranteed US escrow account. They also introduced us to a great notorio with whom to work. Our agent was Eric Partney. Both Eric and Mitch are very well informed, friendly, and give excellent service. They invest in the area themselves. That says a lot. We strongly recommend Mitch and Eric! Their website is http://www.mexintl.com.

We believe the Merida area - Yucatan coast gives the best value for the money for any location in the Americas. It receives the highest rating by Mexico Insider (93 out of 100) and International Living (93 out of 100) for a place to live or retire. There is excellent health care, very low crime rate, international airport, tropical weather, ferry service between Florida and Progreso, warm ocean, many activities, friendly, laid back. It is genuine Mexico with many of the conveniences of home (Costco, Sams Club, Walmart, etc.). Merida reminds of some of New Orleans or Key West years ago. You can never guess what gem lies behind the home facads! There is a French influence to the archetecture and always some free music to listen to. Reasonable food can be had at the many restuarants and bars where you can sit outside on the sidewalks or on the blocked-off streets. The streets are tiled or have stonework. Modern buildings coexist with buildings that were constructed in the 1500s. There is a well lit, 4-lane highway between Merida and the coast. There is also a little traveled super highway (with toll) between Merida and Cancun. When you fly into Merida, it looks like an island in a sea of green. Five years ago there were 50 Americans in Merida. Today there are around 300. We saw others on our recent trip who were house-hunting like us. Fifty homes were purchased over the past month... yet, Merida remains essentially undiscoverd by Americans. On our recent trip, we met folks from Poland, Italy, Sweden, Nova Scotia, England, and other locations. Still, most folks are Mayan Mexicans.
Our homes are located in the state of Yucatan, MX
on the beach at Uaymitun and in Historic Centro in Merida, MX

Land of the Maya

The Yucatan contains many ruins of the ancient Maya. Here are some photos we took on January 2006:

Sara, Charlotte, and Kit standing in front for scale
Sara, Charlotte, and Kit stand by old columns

Sara, Charlotte, and Kit by old ruins
Bill in old archway




Historic Centro in Merida, MX

Merida is the main city in the Yucatan. It is a magical city. There is no grafiti and very little crime. The historic centro area is a tourist destination that reminds us a lot of Key West and pre-hurricane New Orleans. There is a French influence in the archetecture and something happing all of the time. There is always free music being played in the parks, restuarant seating out on the sidewalks and the streets. Streets are tiled or have stone work. The are magnificant old churches around. There are many museums, universities, and even a Presbyterian seminary. Merida has direct flights from Atlanta, Houston, and Miami. Many visitors come by express bus from Cancun.

Old church, circa early 1500s
Inside of church




Our Beach House at Uaymitun, MX

500 square meter home (5380 sq ft) on the beach with 22 Coconut Palms. (Uaymitun is pronounced why-me-toon' )

A look east down the beach
a beach view of the house

furniture, paintings, and everything comes with the house
inside kitchen pantry

bathroom tile in beach home
kitchen counter

Sara in Kitchen/Dining area of downstairs great room
Outdoor bar and outdoor shower

Picnic area at rear of house
View of pool from 2nd floor balcony

West side of house
View from side of house

View of beach from house on a calm day
One of five bedrooms

View of beach taken from our property
Wildlife refuge taken from rear balcony of our house

Our Colonial House in Historic Centro of Merida, MX

We bought this house at a very low price and are restoring it. Smaller than the beach house, the dwelling will be around 2500 square feet. It is in a prime location in Santa Ana.

Large tamarind tree and rock wall on east side of property
Some of the fruit trees in the back garden area

Lime tree in central courtyard
Living room

View looking south from central courtyard. Stain glass windows can be seen.
Example of the many varied tiles in the rooms.
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