Native Trails MyTrails 2025 305 Yucatán 43 Visit of the cenote Lol-Há Duration: 02:00 h · Level: Easy Like many Mayan places, Yaxunah was established close to a cenote as an easily accessible freshwater source. Located right in the middle of the still very traditional village, the cenote with its crystal clear water and the specific flora and fauna around it is Yaxunah’s greatest attraction. Try to spot a turquoise-browed motmot and marvel at its sumptuous plumage and characteristic tail feathers. A vertical ladder runs down into the cenote so that you can take a refreshing swim. 44 Visit to the Los Ceibos studio - ARTE MAYA Duration: 01:30 h · Level: Easy Since the 1980s, the family of artists centered around Martín Julián Magaña and Patricia Martín Morales has made high-quality reproductions of objets d’art from the Mayan Classic Period, using various materials such as jade, wood, or clay. Look over the artists’ shoulders in their workshop Los Ceibos and marvel at the filigree manual works, which bring the history of life and the rituals of the past Mayan world to life again. Relish a moment of peace of mind while watching the artists create and paint their works. 45 Salsa Workshop Duration: 01:30 h · Level: Easy Get to know the traditional dishes of the Yucatán during an interactive salsa workshop at the Ya'axche ethno-gastronomic centre in the small village of Halachó. Under the expert guidance of Chef Wilson, you will learn the secrets of Mexican salsa preparation. From the selection of fresh ingredients to the perfect balance of spices and flavours, he will guide you through every step of the process and give you tips and tricks for the delicious salsa creations. In a relaxed, open-air atmosphere, you will prepare a classic roasted habanero salsa, the Xcatic salsa with red onions and the rustic chilli salsa with fried onions. 46 Mayan Breakfast Duration: 01:00 h · Level: Easy Enjoy a typical local breakfast on the premises of the historic Hacienda of Uxmal. Your Mayan-speaking hosts, dressed in their traditional costumes, welcome you in a small hut and introduce you to the Mayan language and the manners and customs of their people. Delicious tortillas from corn dough are baked on a comal, the Mayan open fireplace, and you further get home-made chocolate (served in squash bowls), boiled eggs and fresh fruit such as pineapples, mangos or pitayas – depending on the season. For their meals, the family uses fresh herbs and vegetables that they grow in wooden raised beds. These structures are often also used for off-ground henhouses so the birds are protected from predators. 47 Walk through the Hacienda Uxmal plantations Duration: 03:00 h · Level: Medium Discover the extended plantations of the Hacienda Uxmal during a short hike. A great variety of fruits and vegetables is organically cultivated and allowed to ripen as gently as possible. Learn interesting and useful details about the cultivation of lemons, calabazas, broccoli, tomatoes, etc. as well as about the foundation of the hacienda in 1673. Your visit would not be complete without the degustation of some fruits – maybe a self-picked grapefruit or a bit of Yucatan’s hottest chili, the habanero. The 12 m (40 ft.) high outlook platform offers you a spectacular view over the rainforest of Yucatan and as far as the ruins of Uxmal. 48 Trip by Land Rover to the plantations of Hacienda Uxmal Duration: 01:30 h · Level: Easy Are you being driven or do you drive yourself? Enjoy your trip with the Land Rover to the extended plantations of Hacienda Uxmal. They use purely organic agriculture on the hacienda to grow a wide range of fruits and vegetables. Get interesting information about the cultivation of limes, Maya pumpkins, broccoli, tomatoes etc. as well as about the foundation of the hacienda in 1673. The program would not be complete, of course, without a degustation of the fruits – maybe a self-picked grapefruit or a bit of habanero, the hottest chili of Yucatán. From the lookout, 12 m (ca. 40 ft.) in height, you have a spectacular view over the tropical forest of Yucatán to the ruins of Uxmal.
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