The Valley of Gaviotas (Seagulls)

A delicious seasoning

El Valle de las Gaviotas is little known, it is a pier that provides the service of transportation by boat to San Marcos Island (better known as Boca del Cielo). The magic of this place lies in its fresh dishes at the palapa-style restaurant “Max”, this little corner of flavor is ready to receive you with their specialties, such as stuffed snapper or Talla style, shrimp empanadas and stuffed coconut.

Surrounded by nature, this site allows you to make boat trips to visit the bocabarra (the mouth of the water bar), observe of mangroves, the practice of […]

Lacandones

The Lacandones are one of the most remote ethnic groups that come fro the Maya Culture still remaining. They call themselves “hach winic” which means “real man”.  Some things that stand out from the Lacandones is their handmade work with fabric, ceramic, flutes and a kind of boat called “piraguas” which are boats that only fit 1 to 2 persons.

The name “Lacandon” comes from their very beginnings when they used to live in an island in the Lacantun River, so they were known as “the Lacantun”, with time the name changed to Lacandones.

This group of people has tried to keep […]

Lagos de Colon paradise to discover

It is a little paradise, combining natural beauty with archaeological remains, with 44 colored lakes low and deep are interconnected, six rivers and two waterfalls, a wide variety of wildlife and trees, this site of interest highly transparent in its waters, has an area of three hundred fifty acres. The colors of the lakes are the result of the nuances of the colors green and blue.

Among the lakes include the Herons, La Ceiba, Forest Blue, Water Ink,  Ixshal and Vista Hermosa, the most important being the so-called “Crystal”, forming together a lush paradise. It’s beauty is enhanced by the proximity of a small ceremonial center the Maya erected: The Lagartero, with its 6 pyramids, […]

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