Yucatán’s Natural Pharmacy
Yucatán’s native plants are a powerful and complete pharmacy. There is a long tradition in Maya culture that holds deep knowledge regarding the benefits of medicinal plants. If you’re looking…
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Yucatán’s native plants are a powerful and complete pharmacy. There is a long tradition in Maya culture that holds deep knowledge regarding the benefits of medicinal plants. If you’re looking…
Continue readingMany times, when we talk about the Maya, we think of an ancient and distant culture. We think of their impressive pyramidal structures, breathtaking architecture, and vast knowledge of the…
Continue readingKnown in Yucatán as Pok Ta Pok, the Mesoamerican ball game is a ritual sport played since at least 1650 BC by pre-Columbian peoples across the Americas. In fact, Mesoamerican…
Continue readingThere’s a common expression in Yucatecan Spanish that goes something like “I looked for it, but I couldn’t look for it.” Non-Yucatecos love to be puzzled by it, without knowing…
Continue readingThis magazine can’t have a section called “Who are the Maya” without mentioning one of their most characteristic features: the peninsular Maya language, or Maayat’aan. Maayat’aan has a history…
Continue readingYucatán is home to festivals year-round. One of the most anticipated is the festivity of Candlemas, known in México as el Día de la Candelaria, celebrated every February 2nd. …
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