Traditions and Customs
Juul nikte’: A Shower of May Flowers for...
Descubre la fiesta de la Virgen de Tetiz y el Julnikte’: la ancestral ofrenda...
Restaurants
Five Cocktails with a Very Yucatecan Twist
Taking pride in their Maya roots, these Mérida establishments offer within their cocktails menu some...
Miguel Cabrera: A Baroque Jewel in Yucatán
The Miguel Cabrera you’re about to discover lived more than three centuries ago and was a well-known...
Maya Culture
Maya Marriage
Marriage is a social institution which creates a conjugal link between its members, a socially recog...
Life in Yucatán
La Ceiba: Sacred Maya Tree
The ceiba tree (Ceiba petandra), known as Ya'axche' by the Maya, is sacred and revered by diverse p...
Maya Culture
Fantastic Beasts of the Mayab
Mischievous “aluxes,” an extraordinary water serpent named Tsukán, and Sip the deer. Animals, humans...
Maya Culture
Maya Names
Four different names The American scholar Dr. Sylvanus G. Morley, who was an eminent Maya archaeolo...
Life in Yucatán
Ode to Sleeping in a Hammock
Learn the art of sleeping in a hammock in Yucatán. Get the key tips for a restful night's sleep in t...
Culture and traditions
Maya Myths: Dziu and the Corn
When life was just beginning in the land of the Maya, the Dziú bird had multi-colored feathers and i...
Nature
Cenotes, Underwater Sinkholes in Yucatán
[gallery type="thumbnails" ids="68483,99637"] The natural wonders of the state of Yucatán are innume...
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