Native Trails MyTrails 2026 255 Quintana Roo 29 Tepich city tour Duration: 01:00 h · Level: Easy Accompany us to the small, but famous town of Tepich – it is the place where, in 1847, the Caste War began, which was to ravage the peninsula of Yucatan for 54 years. A statue has been erected on a small plaza in the center, just next to the street passing through the village, to remind people of the life and actions of freedom fighter Cecilio Chi; he was a Mayan cacique, who was born and lived in Tepich and who, on 30 July 1847, gave the final impulse for the start of the war between the Mayas and Mexico. From the plaza you continue to the church of San José Patriarca, which was built on a platform that is likely to have been the base of a Mayan temple in former times. Near the plain church, you will also find Cecilio Chi’s grave. 30 Visit of the ruins of Tulum Duration: 02:30 h · Level: Easy Your tour will take you to the Mayan rock fortress of Tulum, located directly on the Caribbean Sea. What remained of the great Mayan city is only the temple area with the palace. Other buildings include the Templo del Dios Descendente and the Templo de los Frescos. Tulum's appeal lies in the interaction of the ruins with the white sand and turquoise water. 31 Visit the Museo Guerra de Castas Duration: 01:30 h · Level: Easy The Museo Guerra de Castas lies in the center of Tihosuco (which the Mayas formerly called JO'OTSUUK) and explains the history of the war of independence that the Yucatec Mayas fought against the ruling white upper class. Begun in 1847, the so-called “Caste War” ended in 1901 when Mexican troops took “Chan Santa Cruz”, the last Mayan base to have kept its independence, and completely destroyed the town of Tihosuco. The exhibits in the four rooms include oil paintings, maps and old weapons and give a complete overview of the history of the Mayan population in the second half of the 19th century – a history full of suffering, but also of glory. 32 City walk in Tihosuco Duration: 01:30 h · Level: Easy Tihosuco was conquered by Spanish Francisco de Montejo in 1544 and soon began to flourish and prosper. The Franciscan order used it as its base to control the mission of the Mayan people in the center of Yucatán; the mighty church ruin testifies to the past splendor and will not fail to impress you. Apart from raids by pirates Laurens de Graaf and Michel de Grandmont, it was in particular fighting in the notorious Caste War that plagued the town. Only in the course of the 1930’s did the first families come back. Today several thousand mestizos and Mayas live peacefully here side by side. 33 X-Cabil city tour Duration: 01:00 h · Level: Easy X-Cabil is a traditional Mayan village with a number of customary Mayan houses, but also many stone buildings. When you come to the central square, you see the remainder of a hydraulic system that was once used for storing water. You continue to a platform at the edge of the square: Possibly of pre-Hispanic origin, it was used, about 300 years ago, as a base to build the church. The two most important festivals of the village are also held here – the feast in honor of “Our Lady of Guadalupe”, the patron saint, and in the middle of the year the feast in honor of the rain god. 34 Excursion to the biosphere reserve Sian Ka'an Duration: 03:00 h · Level: Difficult Our excursion to the Sian Ka'an biosphere reserve starts south of Tulum. After an adventurous ride on the narrow headland, you reach the old and new bridge of Boca Paila, also called Puente de Madera - here the water of the protected lagoon meets the Caribbean Sea, and this is a place where you can regularly observe sea turtles, crocodiles, dolphins, manatees and countless bird species. In Paso Lagartos we take a boat to go to Punta Allen, the southernmost point of the peninsula. If the ocean current allows, there will be nothing to prevent you from taking a snorkeling trip. After lunch in Punta Allen, we return to Tulum by land.
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