Traditions and customs
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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...
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Maya Culture
Yucatecan Embroidery: Heritage and Maya Identity
The beautiful heritage of embroidery: techniques, stories, and craftsmanship throughout the whole st...
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Gastronomy
Yucatecan Chicharra, the best food made of chicharrón
The Yucatecan Chicharra (Pork Belly) with even an entire neighborhood dedicated to this creation, le...
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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...
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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...
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Activities
The Handmade Bullrings in Tixkokob, Yucatán
Traditional Yucatecan festivals include the construction of “bullrings” made of wood; Discover how t...
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