Posted on February 20, 2008 by vacationsandtoursinplayadelcarmen
One of the traditions that to the date are made, is the one of the days of the deads and they are celebrated by the Yucatan people under the name of Hanal Pixan or ritual of the Hanan Pixal.
The 31 of October is dedicated to the dead children and 1º of November to dead [...]
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Posted on February 19, 2008 by vacationsandtoursinplayadelcarmen
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The traditional Maya-Yucatec-cuisine is also an expression of cultural fusion. It is distributed at the following form or pattern: the main part is the physical space in which food is cooked, in which case the hearth (k’ak), which consists of three stones placed in a triangular centre These are wood on them [...]
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Posted on February 16, 2008 by vacationsandtoursinplayadelcarmen
In short, we can list the main expressions of Yucatecan cuisine as follows: Among the dishes that are made with the corn we joroches, vaporcitos, k ‘obes, kids, arm queen, and so on. In addition, all meals are eaten accompanied by corn tortillas.
In the southern region of Yucatan, beans has varieties as: xkolobu’ul, xet, Izamná, [...]
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Posted on February 13, 2008 by vacationsandtoursinplayadelcarmen
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When the harvest land (better know as “la milpa” by the natural people) works in traditional form, in addition to maize other products like ibes, beans, pumpkin, espelón, sweet potato, yucca, etc. are put in. Aside, within the milpa a special place is destined (pach pakal) to seed other important products [...]
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Posted on February 12, 2008 by vacationsandtoursinplayadelcarmen
With time, the towns are accumulated knowledge around their natural and social atmosphere, which have allowed them to satisfy their necessities with feeding, dress, house, etc. In this aspect the gastronomy has an outstanding paper, because not only it is considered like a daily act of feeding, but that reflects elements that characterize and identify [...]
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Posted on February 11, 2008 by vacationsandtoursinplayadelcarmen
According to the book of the Popol Vuh, is the creation of man from corn, which is why it is no accident that in the tradition Maya maize has been the basis for its establishment, where maize is not only a basis for their basic livelihood for the body but also the spirit. Relata the [...]
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Posted on February 10, 2008 by vacationsandtoursinplayadelcarmen
In Yucatan the food is been from a long process that reunites the oldest traditions in which the maize is the center of the life same and matter of the creation. As all we know, the maize was the main sustenance of the Mayans before the arrival of the Spaniards; with him foods and drinks [...]
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Posted on February 7, 2008 by vacationsandtoursinplayadelcarmen
Around its 70 square kilometers of surface, you can find magnificent monumental buildings and extensive ways that communicate with different distant cities like located Yaxun and Ixil in Quintana Roo and Yucatan. Cobá counts on Five Main Lakes (Cobá, Macanxoc, Sacalpuc, Yaxlaguna and Xcanh), which provided their main source for agriculture.
Sites to visit within [...]
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Posted on February 5, 2008 by vacationsandtoursinplayadelcarmen
Located in the South section of the state of Quintan Roo, the Mayan ruins of Chacchoben take their name from the near villa located to few kilometers. Although are no a clear translation of its name, local people makes reference like place of the red corn. The ceremonial center covers an area with 6 kilometers [...]
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Posted on February 4, 2008 by vacationsandtoursinplayadelcarmen
Place in where was founded the Sacred Book of Chilam Balam and one of the three cities that conformed the triple alliance (According to Indigenous texts) and great influence in the antiquity (Chichen-Uxmal-Mayapan). Uxmal means “Three Times Constructed” and whose main building was yields of great Mayan histories, like was it the one of “the [...]
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