On Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula, tourists will have the opportunity to experience traditional Mayan rites and traditions. Mexico enchants its visitors not only with varied landscapes and diverse flora and fauna, but also with a rich cultural past. Two of the most famous civilizations, who arrived in the area of from present-day Mexico to its prosperity, are the Aztec and the Maya. Many well-preserved Mayan ruins testify today to the knowledge and skills of the Maya culture and exert a great attraction to tourists and locals alike. The magical rituals of the Maya cause great fascination, which have survived the centuries despite the Spanish colonization and the Christianization of the population involved. Meanwhile Mexico holidays at various Mayan ceremonies “in participating. In Yucatan, the small village of for example loads DOS Palmas”to get to know different customs and rites.

DOS Palmas is not far located in the jungle, away from the Playa del Carmen”. The village is surrounded by lush vegetation and the interesting sounds of birds and other small inhabitants of the jungle. After nightfall, a concert of the most diverse animal voices awaits visitors. Yet a Mayan sauna – temazcal exists in DOS Palmas”called. The tourists here for an explanation of the traditional steam bath and also learn more about the traditional purification ceremonies of Maya, used until today.

“When it is dark, the shaman then meet Mexican magician” or medicine men “at the fire place in the village. Viewers experience unknown customs, and have the chance to take a sauna bath with a professional instructor. They are then guided to the nearby Cenote, a limestone hole filled with fresh water. There are many cenotes, which caused the collapse of limestone caves and served as places of sacrifice the Maya in the Yucatan Peninsula. Here the tour participants in the can Crystal clear water refresh and see the twinkling starry sky. As strengthening, then waits for a typical Mayan dinner under the open sky in the village of Los Palmas. The Mayan night is a unique, mystical experience for Mexico travelers who are interested in the ancient cultures and their ancestral traditions. Mexico tourists can book exclusively ceremonial Mayan night MIO MEXICO tour operator. Insert the half day tours can be easily in a road trip across Mexico with followed by a beach holiday on the Riviera Maya”on the Yucatan Peninsula. The participation of the traditional rites and ceremonies that are still maintained by segments of the Mexican population, make a memorable highlight of each individual journey through Mexico. Leipzig, 10.09.2009 Marlen Heinrich