hanal pixan celebration

Hanal Pixan, The Dia de Muertos celebration of the Mayans

As you know here in Mexico we have the ‘Dia de Muertos’ holiday to honor and remember our beloved ones that have departed before us. In the Yucatan peninsula the land of the mayans, this same celebration is called ‘Hanal Pixan’ which in mayan language means ‘Food of souls‘. In this celebration traditional food is…

ek balam mayan ruins

35 million pesos will be invested to restore Yucatan’s mayan sites

The director of the Regional Center of the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), Eduardo López Calzada, revealed that they will invest 35 million pesos to restore and explore five Mayan zones of Yucatan: Chichén Itzá Uxmal Dzibilchaltún Ek Balam Kulubá López Calzada expressed his agreement with the decision of the Cultural Patrimony of…

chichen itza night show transfer

Enjoy a Light and Sound Show at Chichen Itza

Did you know you may visit Chichen Itza before the sunset, tour the archeological site and afterwards enjoy of a Light and Sound Show on the pyramids? Yes, when visiting Cancun that is something you definitely don’t want to miss. Chichen Itza is a very popular archeological site located in the State of Yucatan, around…

Chichen Itza part of the Google Conservation Program

Google invites you to discover these wonders in danger of extinction

Archaeological sites and monuments that are in danger of disappearing can now be recovered and viewed in detail thanks to the technology of Google Arts & Culture and CyArk through the online project and Open Heritage app. The images, made through laser scanners, will be of such a developed level of detail, which will show…