Maya Culture
Memory Preserved in Flavor: Yucatán’s Traditional Cooks
Discover K'óoben in Maní: Doña Martha Pat Cetina's kitchen. Ancestral Yucatecan flavors, heritage, a...
Maya Culture
Honey: Yucatán’s Liquid Gold
Yucatán's "liquid gold" honey: ancient Maya heritage, leading national production. Discover unique f...
Maya Culture
The Maya Sacred Trees
Discover Yucatán's sacred trees: from the ceiba and chicle to the legend of chechén and chaká. Explo...
Activities
Underneath the Surface: Urban Archaeology in Mérida
Discover the Mayan secrets of Mérida, built upon the ancient city of T'hó. Explore vestiges in churc...
Maya Culture
Ancient Maya Theater and the Traditional Pig’s Head Dance
Discover the roots of Maya theater and the Pig’s Head dance. Explore how ancient rituals evolved int...
Maya Culture
Pok Ta Pok, the Enigmatic Ritual “Sport” of the Maya
Known in Yucatán as Pok Ta Pok, the Mesoamerican ball game is a ritual sport played since at least 1...
Maya Culture
Objects Have Always Spoken to Us: The Talking Cross
The Talking Cross, a mystical object that served as a banner for the Maya population during the Yuca...
Maya Culture
Knowledge and Legend: The Maya Oral Tradition
The Maya culture is still alive and can be found throughout the Yucatán Peninsula, in part of Tabasc...
Maya Culture
The Myth of the Maya Collapse and Disappearance
The Mayan civilization did not collapse; its people and language continue to live on in Yucatán, as ...
