Traditions and Customs
Yucatán’s most iconic handcrafts: artisan towns
If you want to take a little piece of Yucatán home, find out which villages specialize in making ham...
Traditions and Customs
Who Keeps the History of a City? Discover Yucatán’s City Chroniclers
¿Ya los conocías? Los cronistas yucatecos son los encargados de preservar la historia del estado, de...
Activities
Hermano Maya: A Mystic, Healing Experience in Izamal
If you’re in Izamal, don’t miss out on Hermano Maya’s sanctuary, a cleansing spiritual experience to...
Activities
Janal Pixan, Day of the Dead or Finados: What’s the Difference?
Have you heard about the Janal Pixan, the Day of the Dead in Yucatán? Is it Janal or Hanal Pixan? Wh...
Gastronomy
Miniature fruit: Yucatecan pumpkin seed marzipan
Everything you need to know about Yucatecan zapotitos or marzipans, what they’re made of, how to mak...
Gastronomy
Yucatecan Chicharra, the best food made of chicharrón
The Yucatecan Chicharra (Pork Belly) with even an entire neighborhood dedicated to this creation, le...
Traditions and Customs
The Royal Road to Campeche, Traveling Before Highways
There were no kilometers, and it could take up to 5 days to get there, but it was quite an experienc...
Maya Culture
The Legend of The Cocay (Kóokay or Firefly)
Have you seen lights flying through the Yucatan grass? They are fireflies or Cocay and there is a le...
Activities
The Handmade Bullrings in Tixkokob, Yucatán
Traditional Yucatecan festivals include the construction of “bullrings” made of wood; Discover how t...
