Native Trails MyTrails 2025 306 Yucatán 49 Tour of the Ecomuseo del Cacao Duration: 02:00 h · Level: Easy During your visit to the Ecomuseo del Cacao, you will learn interesting facts about the history of cocoa and its mystical connection with Maya culture. Nestled in a beautiful garden site with plantations, numerous orchids as well as indigenous fauna, you will find traditional Maya houses, in which you can find out information on growing and cultivating cocoa plants and the production of chocolate. You can try the traditional Maya drink made from cocoa beans and spices and enjoy the sweet and spicy taste of the “black gold." 50 Visit of the planetary of Uxmal Duration: 00:30 h · Level: Easy You are going to visit the newly built Mayan Planetarium, modelled on the observatory of Chichén Itzá, at the foot of the ruins of Uxmal. The stars, their orientation in the sky as well as their interpretation have influenced the life of the Maya since the ancient times. They studied the stars to predict important events and aligned the construction of their temples with them in order to be able to observe the heavenly gods. In a 30-minute presentation using laser technology and three-dimensional images projected over the room’s dome ceiling, you will gain an insight into Mayan culture, its mythology, astronomical events and the special relationship to the stars. 51 Visit of the Sound & Light Show Uxmal Duration: 01:00 h · Level: Easy In the evening, you experience the impressive Sound & Light Show in the ruins of Uxmal. Before the tremendous background of the Pyramid of the Magician, you set out on a virtual journey back into the Mayan world. Accompanied by sound and light effects, the history of a fascinating civilization is being told. 52 Visit to the Uxmal Vintage Car Museum Duration: 01:00 h · Level: Easy The new Uxmal Vintage open air museum exhibits a number of vintage cars that stir up the blood of any car lover. Let us mention the 1929 Ford Model A that the team of the Carnegie Institute of Washington DC used during the first excavation expeditions in Chichén Itzá, or a Willys Knight equally from 1929, which is one of the last of that type. Other rarities include the 1960 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud, the Classic FIAT 600, or the Land Rover 101 Forward Control to name just a few. Some of the cars can even be rented. 53 Visit of the ruins of Uxmal Duration: 02:30 h · Level: Easy Immerse in the history of the late Classic Maya period. The name Uxmal means “built three times.” Built around 600 to 950 AD, the meaning of many buildings has not yet been fully unraveled. The site impresses the visitors with decorated façades, vast terraces, squares, columns, and archways. 54 Tour of the Mayan village of Santa Elena Duration: 01:30 h · Level: Easy Santa Elena is a small Mayan village with slightly more than 4,000 people. It once served the archaeologists John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick Catherwood as a basis for their visits of the surrounding ruined sites, where they made their famous drawings. During their stay, they also studied the traditions and way of living of the people – much has stayed as it was: the construction of Mayan houses, the traditional cuisine, and many rites and customs. Get some insight into the everyday life of the Mayan families in this village. 55 Oxkutzcab city tour with fruit market Duration: 01:30 h · Level: Easy You start your tour of Oxkutzcab at the chapel of Our Lady of the Pillar, one of the oldest buildings in the town. Passing the elongated Palacio Municipal with its clock supported by two chacmool figures, you reach St. Francis Church, whose two bell gables are very impressive: either has three large openings and is so thick as to appear like
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