Mérida - Church of Jesus

In the Parque Cepeda Peraza (or Parque Hidalgo), one block north of the Plaza Mayor on Calle 80, stands the Church of Jesus or Church of the Third Order (Iglesia de la Tercera Orden), a favourite church for weddings. On the left of the high altar will be seen an altarpiece of carved and gilded wood in the Plateresque style. The park also serves as a "taxi-rank" for Mérida's calesas (horse-drawn coaches).