Roots EarthMerida, Mexico
Casa de Montejo
Built between 1543 and 1549 for the conquistador family that founded Mérida, this Plateresque mansion guards one of the Americas' finest carved facades. Its stone soldiers, shown standing on the heads of the conquered, still face the Plaza Grande from the southern side.
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Location
Coordinates: 20.96694, -89.62278