In rural communities Yucatan, we believe that food is intimately linked to ecological environment and cultural development, because these two patterns are medullar axis and favor the current production of the land is cultivated, and its associated practices, such as hunting, fishing, gathering and the plot, i.e. that the diet of these communities is determined by their interaction with nature.
The site is a substantial element in the configuration of the kitchen indigenous Mayan current provider to be a good part of spices, fruits and even birds that characterize it.
This is an area located in the backyard of the house traditional Mayan, where it grows a wide variety of products for food and medicine, among which: cilantro, epazote, basil, chile habanero, maax, onion, tomatoes, mint, radish, tough, sour oranges, bananas and raising chickens, turkeys and hogs.
The care and work site is the responsibility of the lady of the house, assisted by the children, who are responsible for the care of the plants and trees as well as the feeding of poultry.
The use of integrated solar provides resources for animal husbandry and the cultivation of plants. Among the animals we have chickens, turkeys, ducks, doves, chachalacas, pigs, and sometimes calves. The animals usually are used for special meals and for some ceremonies. As for the plants, families cultivate various types: ornamental edible, medicinal, forage, and so on. That used to satisfy their needs. In addition, many plants can be used for various purposes, some edible, medicinal and ornamental are. Thus, the plants also use their various parts: leaves, stems, fruits, flowers and seeds or roots.
Love of nature and our traditions, in the el Duende del Mar hotel, we have created a garden with plants eccentric fruit, medicinal and ornamental as well as a variety beautiful flowers in the region, with the desire to give our guests a unique environment and opportunity to know what exists in this beautiful region. On your next visit to Playa del Carmen please visit our garden, there will be something that most of us pleasure to give you a tour of the hotel, vegetation and teach you these subjects.
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