Hammocks Artisan's Home Workshop in Tixkokob - Day Experience

Journey Mexico

One of the most valued handcrafts made by the indigenous communities in the Yucatan Peninsula is the hammock—they represent the income more than 700 families in the area. Most of the hammocks for sale in Yucatan are handmade in family workshops. En route to Izamal and Chichen Itza, you will stop at Tixkokob, a rural community located 30 minutes east of Merida. This is a town famous for its high-quality hammock waving; you are here to meet a local artisan at his family’s workshop. You will discover the secrets and “techniques” to best lie in a hammock and mostly you will experience a close encounter with the artisan culture while you observe, learn and optionally participate in a demonstration of their craft. The journey continues towards Izamal, probably one of the eldest cities in Yucatan, founded in the 4th century A.D. by Itzamna, leader, and patriarch of the Mayan people. Known as the “City of three cultures”, Izamal bring together elements of the pre-hispanic, colonial and contemporary eras. After lunch and time to wonder beautiful streets, you will be transferred to your hotel located in Chichen Itza area, to spend the rest of the day at leisure.

Vacation Inclusions

• Day Experience: Hammocks Artisan's Home Workshop in Tixkokob

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Chichen Itza Chichen Itza Chichen Itza which means “at the mouth of the well of Itza” is a large pre-Columbian city built by the Mayan people of the Terminal Classic period AD 600 - 900. This city is an archaeological site located in the Yucatan State of Mexico. Towards the end of the Early Classic period, the city of Chichen Itza became a major capital that focused on dominating the political, sociocultural, economical and ideological life of northern Maya. Until the 13th century, according to Maya chronicles, Hunac Ceel, ruler of Mayapan conquered Chichen Itza however the city and its government collapsed. In 1526, the Spanish Conquistadors discovered a local population of Mayans and successfully conquered Chichen Itza. Present-day Chichen Itza was excavated and is under federal protection. It is listed under the New Seven Wonders of the World and UNESCO World Heritage site. Popular tourist destinations include the famed photographed Chicen Itza, El Castillo “The Castle” a cosmological symbol that contains 365 steps, 52, panels, and 18 terraces. Other visited sites include the Temple of Warriors, the Chichen Itza courtyard and the Temple of the Thousand Columns.	Destination Guide
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