Of Mummies and Mysteries: Santa Elena, Yucatán
Death is only the natural transition to another state, a rebirth, a new opportunity for the unending life cycle to start again. That’s how the Maya viewed death. They used…
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Death is only the natural transition to another state, a rebirth, a new opportunity for the unending life cycle to start again. That’s how the Maya viewed death. They used…
Continue readingWith 106 municipalities, countless cenotes, beaches, archaeological sites, and haciendas, Yucatán boasts one of the world’s densest cultural landscapes thanks to its ancient and contemporary Maya population. Accept that you’ll…
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 readingLabna Mango Bistro Cultural 1. Travel deeper to the Ruta Puuc, a route of three breathtaking archaeological sites with a distinctive architectural style unique to the region: Sayil, Kabah, and…
Continue reading“Travel heals the heart.” Zazil Abraham recalls a trip she took with her mother to Muna when she was a teenager. As she looked out into the horizon from the…
Continue readingLast year, I wanted to capture the galaxy for my birthday. On the first minute of my 27th at midnight, sleepy Oscar drove me to the Puuc in the darkness of…
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