The mayan origin of hammocks.

The mayan hammocks

If we visit the Yucatan peninsula, into the Mayan communities, we can see that in most of the houses there is a type of net hanging from the extremes. These are the hammocks, and they are used to rest. What are you waiting for to visit the Mayan communities? Rutopía will accompany you. Even, in […]

Sobre el arte de tejer hamacas (y ver el mar mientras nos mecemos en una )

The mayan hammocks

Cuando visitamos a las comunidades mayas en la península de Yucatán, nos podremos dar cuenta que en la mayoría de las casas hay una especie de red colgada por los extremos que las personas usan para descansar, para mecerse o simplemente para sentir un poco del aire de la tarde. En México las conocemos como […]

Meet the Divine Bird, The Quetzal in El Triunfo, Chiapas

quetzal el triunfo chiapas parado en una rama

Hundreds of years have passed since you told me that I was more valuable than metal or precious stones. My colors “livery green and gold” I been decorated for kings. Dazzling is my colorful, royal bird feathers. My name is Quetzal, linked to the feathered serpent; in my great cultures, it symbolizes the above and […]

Tres razones de por qué Chiapas es el nuevo (o el viejo) Yucatán

san cristobal de las casas chiapas mexico 2

Aunque son extremadamente diferentes, sobre todo en cuanto a su clima y a su identidad, los estados del sur de México, Chiapas y Yucatán, comparten varios atractivos en común.  Similitudes que  se vuelven más relevantes que nunca en un momento en el que turismo que viene a México está enfocado casi exclusivamente en cinco destinos.  Hay […]

The most important Mayan sites (Riviera Maya)

Who are the Mayas and why are they so important in Mexico? The Mayan culture was one of the main civilizations of ancient Mesoamerica. This Mayan culture inhabited several sites such as: Yucatan Peninsula, Guatemala and Honduras.  The Mayas were characterized by their different skills, they had a writing system, they knew mathematics and astrology, […]