Yucatán culture
Maya crafts: 10 towns in Yucatán born to create
Maya crafts are a mirror of the culture: pottery, textiles and embroidery. Discover the techniques and the 10 towns in Yucatán where you can find and buy them.
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Yucatán culture
Yucatán culture
Carnival 2020: celebrating the world upside down
Carnival 2020 gets ready for another leap into a transgressive world where anything goes. How is this ancient festival celebrated in southern Mexico?
Yucatán culture
'Living green gold': the henequen business in Yucatán
The henequen business drove Yucatán in past centuries. Today the sector seeks to revive the industry and bets on tourism, textile design and export.
Yucatán culture
The confidente chair: a love legend or reality?
The confidente chair sits in every corner of Mérida for lovers to rest. History is also told through legends — like the confidente chairs.
Yucatán culture
Paseo de Montejo: an avenue to walk over the soul of Mérida
Paseo de Montejo, Mérida: an avenue in the heart of the city named after Francisco de Montejo y León, founder of Mérida. Museums, old mansions and monuments.
Yucatán culture
The city's street cry: popular street vendors
Street vendors in Mérida are part of the urban folklore. If you want to delight your palate, discover their food and let yourself be wrapped up in their cultural richness.
Yucatán culture
All you need to know to visit Chichén Itzá, a wonder of the world
Visiting Chichén Itzá means seeing one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. If you're getting to know Yucatán, this archaeological site is a must-see.
Yucatán culture
5 old mansions to remember old Mérida
Old mansions of Mérida: from weary colonial-era buildings like San Idelfonso Cathedral to more modern constructions, Mérida's architecture through the years.
Yucatán culture
14 Yucatecan words and phrases to talk like a local
The most important Yucatecan words and phrases you should know: uay, mare, tuch, nojoch, tajador and hacer loch — the local lexicon born of Maya and Spanish.
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