The Myth of the Maya Calendar
The doomsday clock. The burden of time. The Maya calendar predicts the end of the world. These are the commercialized renditions of an advanced ancient culture that mapped the exact…
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The doomsday clock. The burden of time. The Maya calendar predicts the end of the world. These are the commercialized renditions of an advanced ancient culture that mapped the exact…
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. …
Continue readingWhen you think of the Maya civilization what comes to mind? Perhaps you conjure images of an exotic people adorned with feathers and animal skins on the eve of battle. …
Continue readingAs I’ve mentioned in previous articles, I had the privilege of growing up alongside the Milpa’s crops. My grandpa and my dad grew corn for many years; so the cornfields…
Continue readingJéets’ Méek’, also known as Hetzmek, is a Maya ceremony with a significant symbolic load. It is a pre-Hispanic tradition that is carried out to this day all over the…
Continue readingWalking the streets of Izamal, surrounded by its unmistakable yellow buildings, you’ll feel the wind change. Izamal feels different, quieter, and definitely marked by a spiritual footprint beyond our time….
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