A Glimpse Into Maya World View: Turtles and Corn
As 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…
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As 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 reading“There is no moment of delight in any pilgrimage like the beginning of it.” – Charles Dudley Warner Think of that moment when you first board a plane and…
Continue readingThis ancestral agricultural system is practiced throughout Mesoamerica (southern México and Central America), and it combines a great deal of knowledge and techniques rooted in Maya world view. When visiting…
Continue readingThe relationship between farmers and animals has always been complex. In most places, people see the creatures that want to feed off their crops as a major nuisance. But there…
Continue readingYou have come to Yucatán at an important time. A time when one of the Maya’s main resources is coming to an end: the “milpa.” The low jungle of our…
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