Amate Books Mérida just opened its doors in downtown Mérida on February 1 st , 2007. As the Oaxacan original it is featuring books in English on Mexican & Latin American art, architecture, anthropology and history, but also offers hundreds of novels as well as cook-, travel and children books. A special focus is on books about the Maya, aiming at creating an extensive selection of literature on that culture both in Spanish and English to attract the specialists and the laymen alike