HANAL PIXAN FROM MÉRIDA

Breakfast. We start with a visit to an emblematic market of the city: San Benito where we will observe how the locals make purchases of the elements to be used to assemble their altars, while we talk with the merchants and artisans of the area, people proud of their roots and their land, we continue to Izamal, not without first making a stop at the cemetery of Hoctún, known for having a unique architectural and decorative style that makes it stand out among the cemeteries of the Yucatán region, we will find tombs and niches of different shapes and designs, some of which look like small houses with details such as carved doors and windows. These tombs are made of cement and are usually decorated with brightly colored, floral motifs. Among their tombstones you can find a tower, a clock, a reproduction of the Temple of Kukulcan in Chichen Itza, a Mayan house, and a number of other constructions that eternally remember the interests of the deceased in life; then we will go to a local house where we can observe and witness a traditional Yucatecan altar ready for Janal Pixan, where the meaning of each element that goes on the table will be explained to us. Finally we will enjoy a local tamalito accompanied by drinking chocolate. Return to the hotel.