We live in the land of the Maya and have taken away more from this community in the last few years than any other experience we have had through out out life. Our learning has been on hands, through interaction and observation. With the unfortunate destruction of ancient Mayan texts, this is the best way [...]
Mayan Monday – using amber to stop teething for babies! Really!
I have known this for years, amber stops babies from teething.In fact amber helps healing for any age, but my focus has been on all the babies that have been popping up all over the planet! There is a local amber store that has supplied me with amber necklaces for young babies for years, cuz [...]
Mayan Monday – 5 Mayan words you should know
The Mayan language is being rejuvenated in the Mayan culture and throughout the region. Like other indigenous languages, it was shunned upon to speak Maya at school, in public places or with friends as the indigenous groups did not want to be discriminated against. Like Native American cultures in Canada and the US, ancient languages [...]
Mayan Monday – Temple of the Frescoes at the Tulum Ruins
Did you know that the Tulum ruins is the third most visited Mayan ruin site in the Yucatan. And did you know that the Tulum ruins is only 10 kms from Casa de las Olas? You can bike to the Tulum ruins from the villa, you can drive and park your car at the end [...]
Mayan Monday – Health benefits of Mayan Honey in Tulum
On our way to the Organic market, we picked up a couple hitch-hiking on the Tulum beach rode. Being in that situation ourselves many, many years ago we picked up this cute young couple so they could have a ride into town. As luck would have it, or call it serendipity, this couple was also [...]
Mayan Monday – Mayan weaving and embroidery symbols
If you find yourself in the town of Tulum or any of the surrounding towns, you will see clothes, table runners, bedspreads and blankets that are hand woven by local and Yucatan Mayan communities. Mayan women in the small towns outside of Tulum still wear their traditional dress calledhuipil, the colorful embroidered shirts and dresses [...]
Mayan Monday – A detailed history of the Castillo at the Tulum ruins
Tulum beach vacations and the Tulum ruins built by the Mayans on the ocean, is one of the primary reasons people pick Tulum for their vacation. As the only Mayan ruin built on the ocean, the history of this archeological site is fascinating. If you have been researching Tulum, the city, you will have seen [...]
