The homes of Mérida, Yucatán: faded mansions, restored haciendas, the architecture of a region where more millionaires lived in 1900 than anywhere else in the world. 336 pages, 250 photographs by Guido Taroni, foreword by Martina Mondadori. Vendome Press, 2024.

A coffee table book that earns its size. The photographs feel like a long Sunday afternoon in a hot city.

A wedding for the couple honeymooning in Tulum. A 50th birthday for the friend who travels for the architecture. A housewarming for the new home that wants color and light and a story.

Susana Ordovás writes about design and travel for international magazines. Guido Taroni shot the book with the same restraint he brings to his work for Cabana and AD.