The Legend of Xtabay
Xtabay (pronounced esh-ta-bye): a fantastical Yucatecan woman, with long dark hair, dressed in white. Akin to a mermaid, the Xtabay floats between the spiky thorns of a ceiba grove. There,…
Continue readingTag
Xtabay (pronounced esh-ta-bye): a fantastical Yucatecan woman, with long dark hair, dressed in white. Akin to a mermaid, the Xtabay floats between the spiky thorns of a ceiba grove. There,…
Continue readingThere’s a story in each wrinkle, a dignity in aging. The face of Yucatecan midwife and herbalist, Bacila Tzek Uc, expresses a history of hands-on work. Delivering babies, massaging mothers,…
Continue readingMore than a memory, eating culturally aware food is an experience that changes us, simultaneously opening our perspectives and stamping that perfect, history-flavored bite into our mind’s memory. At Museo…
Continue readingWhen visiting Yucatán, amplify your experience by considering the deep, winding history of the region. For nearly three millennia, humans have been writing history in the Peninsula, a story which…
Continue readingWe balance on the tips of high-backed chairs, feeling beautiful, with nowhere else to be but here. The world swings around us, moving at its digital pace, and we giggle…
Continue readingDon Gama has always been an explorer. I know this, because he told me, and also because I can tell that he’s exploring now, as his hands grip the wheels…
Continue reading