The Barrio de San Juan is known for its distinctive arch, which formerly in old Merida was the symbol indicating the end of the city. It is now appreciated as a beautiful park where you see the San Juan Church which gave the district its name during the colonial period, and was built between 1769 and 1770 where a 17th century chapel formerly stood. Inside the Church is a corridor with Muslim influences that is probably the only remaining vestige of the original chapel. Previously on the south side of the temple stood a bullring, that was demolished in 1910, to make space for a monument to Benito Juarez that still remains today.

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