Maya Culture
The Myth of the Maya Calendar
The doomsday clock. The burden of time. The Maya calendar predicts the end of the world. These are t...
Maya Culture
Celebrating the Virgin of the Candelaria in Yucatán
Yucatán is home to festivals year-round. One of the most anticipated is the festivity of Candlemas, ...
Maya Culture
A Glimpse Into Maya Worldview: Turtles and Corn
Today more than ever we need to defend and cultivate native corn varieties… and observe that beautif...
Maya Culture
Who is Kukulkán?
Kukulkán is the main deity of the Maya pantheon: the god of gods, the Yucatecan alternative to the R...
Maya Culture
Maya Gods
One of the most devastating consequences of so many Maya codices and sacred art having been burned d...
Maya Culture
A Bleeding Prophecy: The Book of Xocén
We talk about the sacred book, the book of prophecies, or the living book of Xocen, the little town ...
Maya Culture
Regional Museum of Anthropology and History of Yucatán
Housed in the spectacular Palacio Cantón, the Regional Museum of Yucatán is a must-see in Mérida. Th...
Maya Culture
Maya Marriage
Marriage is a social institution which creates a conjugal link between its members, a socially recog...
Maya Culture
Fantastic Beasts of the Mayab
Mischievous “aluxes,” an extraordinary water serpent named Tsukán, and Sip the deer. Animals, humans...
