Cafés in García Ginerés

Parque de las Américas

The park was inaugurated on 16 September 1945. The architects were Manuel and Max Amábilis, and construction began in 1942 with about 200 workers, under governor Ernesto Novelo Torres.¹ It fills four blocks bounded by Calles 18, 19, 22 and 23, divided by Avenida Colón and Calle 20.¹

Its fountain has seven serpent figures 4.70 m tall and two Chaac masks, the Centro Cultural José Martí fills the southwest block, and columns around the park carry the names and shields of the nations of the Americas.¹ Carts in the park sell marquesitas (rolled wafer crêpes), elotes and hot dogs, some with lines of 10 to 15 people.² The park also has a library, a bandshell to the northwest and a garden and playground for children.²¹

La Ibérica and the early colonia

The first residents had a silent-movie theater and an artificial lake. La Ibérica, at Calle 37 and Calle 74, opened as a hospital of the Spanish welfare society in 1918 and served as one for half a century; since 1998 its two hectares have been a state-run cultural center, mostly for seniors.²

Coffee by the park

Amor de Café, at Calle 22 #105 between 21 and 23, is on the park's west edge, and Liuba Café Gourmet sits where Calle 20 crosses Colón. Marshé Mercado & Healthy Bar, at Calle 17 #198 between 18 and 20, is a café and mini-market for bulk seeds, organic cacao and oils.³ In 2024 its americano started at MX$40 and an iced latte cost MX$55.³

For comparison, an americano at a Mérida specialty café ran about MX$50–65 in 2026, and a latte MX$65–85.⁴

Coffee Brew Lab SCR on Calle 36

Coffee Brew Lab SCR, at Calle 36 #153, calls itself a roasting house and specialty coffee lab. It says its roast dates are recent, grinds the beans just before each drink, serves everything unsweetened and sells beans in 250 g and 500 g bags.⁵

It opens Monday and Wednesday to Friday 08:00–14:30 and again 19:00–20:30, Saturday 08:00–14:30, and closes on Tuesday and Sunday. It has outdoor seats, does takeaway and accepts cards. Cafetería Luz María Casellas is nearby at Calle 21 #221-A, between 36 and 38. Café Murano has a branch at Calle 82 #467, and Cultura Fika, Hilaria Casa del Café, Flores Café and YUCHA are also in the colonia.