Sustainable Resource Use in Mexico

One key thing I noticed in Mexico was the respect they had for the natural land they live in. When we visited Noberto and his family and watched Alejandro harvest the resin, it was easy to witness this respect first hand. Norberto and his family have been harvesting resin from the chicozapote trees for hundreds …

Mass Tourism and Commercialization of Archaeological Sites

At the site of Chichen Itza, it was hard to ignore the hundreds of vendors who surrounded the entire site. Every path we walked was lined with tables, tents, and colorful knick-knacks. Unfortunately, I remember more about the people and the things they were trying to sell than I do the actual site. Commercialization and …

17 de Enero de 2019

Dzibilchaltún y significado de Chaac Today we visited the ruins at Dzibilchaltún. When it was occupied (300 B.C-conquest), the people at Dzibilchaltún relied heavily on their semi-close location to the ocean for an economy highly based on salt and agriculture. The two major features of this site are the Casa de las Siete Muñecas and …

14 de Enero de 2019

Visitamos Univseridad de Oriente Today we visited a local public university, Universidad de Oriente, and were able to go on a campus tour led by students, eat kibis prepared by culinary students, and meet with the president of the university. During our tour, the guides Joel and Alejandro walked us through the University’s campus and …

12 de Enero de 2019

Producción de chicle y carne de tepezcuintle Today we drove about two hours to Quintana Roo to learn how Mayans make chicle (gum). We were led deep into the jungle by a man named Noberto and his father, Alejandro. Their family, including Alejandro’s 94 year old father who only spoke Mayan, has been harvesting and making …

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