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 […]