<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246862245697890120</id><updated>2012-01-09T09:40:50.835-08:00</updated><category term='luxury'/><category term='Yucatan'/><category term='Arqueología'/><category term='Alfonso Morales'/><category term='2012 Prophecy'/><category term='Guatemala'/><category term='Cuevas'/><category term='Oxkintok'/><category term='Catherwood Travels'/><category term='Maya'/><category term='Baktun'/><category term='hacienda'/><category term='Bak&apos;tun'/><category term='2012'/><category term='archaeology'/><category term='campeche'/><category term='travel'/><category term='naturaleza'/><category term='Honduras'/><category term='cenote'/><category term='Catherwood'/><category term='Chiapas'/><category term='Maya World'/><category term='December 21'/><category term='Belize'/><category term='Mexico'/><category term='Yucatán'/><title type='text'>Catherwood Travels Blog</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Catherwood Travels Team</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05011170852552442813</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='26' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TDuqaeeLsII/AAAAAAAAAAM/Suz58j9amqE/S220/logo+catherwood+final+color.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>24</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246862245697890120.post-819342893039460299</id><published>2012-01-09T09:40:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-09T09:40:50.847-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Baktun'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bak&apos;tun'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='December 21'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Yucatan'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2012'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Alfonso Morales'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Maya World'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Maya'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Catherwood Travels'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2012 Prophecy'/><title type='text'>Once-in-a-lifetime experiences for 2012</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;ENERGIZE AND RENEW FOR BAK'TUN 13&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8T1Ih-M75fc/TwslM7Un9HI/AAAAAAAAAJA/SGL8_fcKQbc/s1600/_DSC8070.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="265" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8T1Ih-M75fc/TwslM7Un9HI/AAAAAAAAAJA/SGL8_fcKQbc/s400/_DSC8070.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;2012 will be THE year for adventure in the Yucatan and the Maya World and Catherwood Travels is celebrating with a series of special itineraries. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Each is an opportunity to discover the Yucatan's unique, hidden treasures, sacred spaces and ceremonial sites, amid natural splendors and historical places only the luckiest travelers reach.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Led by archaeologists, historians and regional experts, Cathewood adventures leave you energized, intrigued and moved by what you see.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-he1TvEKRoLc/TwsloVP17xI/AAAAAAAAAJI/ZYipYz-J4fc/s1600/TourMayapan001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-he1TvEKRoLc/TwsloVP17xI/AAAAAAAAAJI/ZYipYz-J4fc/s320/TourMayapan001.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;I. INITIATION INTO MAYA CULTURE: FROM PYRAMIDS TO HACIENDAS&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;4 DAYS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;SCHEDULED 2012 ITINERARIES: 3 – 6 FEBRUARY, 1 – 4 NOVEMBER&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;A JOURNEY THAT OPENS THE DOORS TO MAYA CULTURE AND ALL ITS KNOWLEDGE, SUBTLETY AND ARCHITECTURAL&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;SPLENDOR&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Visitors see mysterious archaeological sites and splendid restored haciendas in door-to-door VIP style. Highlights include&amp;nbsp;newly discovered, fantastically preserved Ek Balam, Xocnaceh, and a Maya ritual cleansing at a sacred cenote.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Price per person: $ 983 USD + 16% taxes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;II. UNDERSTANDING THE COLLAPSE AND RENEWAL OF THE MAYA&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;4 DAYS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;SCHEDULED 2012 ITINERARIES: 16 – 19 MARCH, 11 – 14 OCTOBER&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;THE FIRST OF TWO DEEP-DIVE EXPEDITIONS INTO THE SECRET WORLD OF THE MAYA. WHAT CAN THE MODERN&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;WORLD LEARN FROM THE MAYAS’ RISE AND FALL?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Culture experts lead visitors to newly discovered archaeological sites and hidden jungle cenotes, starting out from the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Puuc region with one of the Yucatán’s most esteemed archaeologists. You learn how the Maya developed enormous,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;densely populated cities and masterfully harnessed the region’s scarce natural resources. Contemplate theories that&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;propose to explain the collapse of Ancient Maya civilization.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Price per person: $1,169 USD + 16% taxes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_kjtxidWy5s/Twsl0Tjd_pI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/2krDZdQJI5Q/s1600/Xchen001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_kjtxidWy5s/Twsl0Tjd_pI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/2krDZdQJI5Q/s320/Xchen001.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;III. THE MAYA’S RISE AND FALL: CHICHEN ITZA, UXMAL AND DZIBICHALTUN&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;4 DAYS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;SCHEDULED 2012 ITINERARIES: 5 – 8 APRIL (EASTER WEEK), 16 – 19 AUGUST&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;DID MAYA CIVILIZATION JUST COLLAPSE? IF SO, HOW? AND YET IT CONTINUES, FIVE CENTURIES LATER. HAS THE&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;MODERN WORLD LEARNED THE LESSONS OF THE ANCIENT MAYA?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;The journey begins at Uxmal, thought by many to feature the most beautiful pre-Columbian architecture anywhere.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Then it’s on to Chichén Itzá, and of course, El Castillo pyramid. Finally we reach the sacred cenote, where Maya gods&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;have been worshipped until very recent times.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Price per person: $1,193 USD + 16% taxes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;IV. PILGRIMAGE TO SACRED SITES, ANCIENT AND MODERN&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;4 DAYS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;SCHEDULED 2012 ITINERARIES: 24 – 27 MAY, 13 – 16 SEPTEMBER, 16 – 19 NOVEMBER&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;PARTICIPANTS EXPLORE THE MOST SUBLIME ASPECTS OF THE MAYAS’ CEREMONIAL AND SACRED SPACES AT SITES&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;WHOSE SPIRITUALITY STRETCHES FROM THE REMOTEST CHAPTERS OF MAYA HISTORY RIGHT UP TO THE PRESENT&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;DAY.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Renowned underwater archaeologist Guillermo de Anda dives in with a visit to the Maya underworld’s caves and&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;archaeological sites, particularly Oxkintoc Labyrinth—one of the most extraordinary sacred constructions known. Then&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;travelers pilgrimage to the Sacred Cenote at Chichén Itzá.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Price per person: $ 975 USD + 16% taxes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fY8wDJli7mk/TwsmAfTwZDI/AAAAAAAAAJY/vGzJ_elG4mQ/s1600/Uxmal002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="212" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fY8wDJli7mk/TwsmAfTwZDI/AAAAAAAAAJY/vGzJ_elG4mQ/s320/Uxmal002.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;V. END OF BAK´TUN 13 - WINTER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;6 DAYS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;SCHEDULED 2012 ITINERARY: 20 – 25 DECEMBER&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;THE CULMINATION OF THE MAYA CALENDAR IN 2012 IS A CELEBRATION OF POWERFUL NEW BEGINNINGS.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;PARTICIPANTS FOCUS ON MAYA COSMIC CYCLES AND TIME SYSTEMS—IN THE PLACE WHERE A NEW AGE BEGINS—AT&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;THE HISTORIC END OF THE BAK’TUN 13 CALENDAR CYCLE.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Led by Maya-specialist archaeologists, visitors journey to the most important Maya sacred spaces and archaeological&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;sites for a full understanding of the cyclical in Maya cosmology. The end of one cycle means the beginning of a new era.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;We celebrate endings with a blessing of thanks for the planet—as did the Ancient Maya—and open the new cycle with&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;enhanced consciousness of the love and care Earth will need for the future.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Price per person: $ 2,041 USD + 16% taxes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3246862245697890120-819342893039460299?l=catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://catherwoodtravels.com/wp-content/uploads/magazine/dic2011/' title='Once-in-a-lifetime experiences for 2012'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/feeds/819342893039460299/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/2012/01/once-in-lifetime-experiences-for-2012.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/819342893039460299'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/819342893039460299'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/2012/01/once-in-lifetime-experiences-for-2012.html' title='Once-in-a-lifetime experiences for 2012'/><author><name>Catherwood Travels Team</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05011170852552442813</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='26' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TDuqaeeLsII/AAAAAAAAAAM/Suz58j9amqE/S220/logo+catherwood+final+color.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8T1Ih-M75fc/TwslM7Un9HI/AAAAAAAAAJA/SGL8_fcKQbc/s72-c/_DSC8070.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246862245697890120.post-777084816659192990</id><published>2011-11-29T17:11:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-29T17:11:46.971-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Year 2012</title><content type='html'>&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7GJfnD9jgDw/TtWBjRX1uYI/AAAAAAAAAIw/MhJCmp-ws_Q/s1600/_DSC7476.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7GJfnD9jgDw/TtWBjRX1uYI/AAAAAAAAAIw/MhJCmp-ws_Q/s400/_DSC7476.jpg" width="265" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"&gt;Guillermo Pruneda, Catherwood Travels. Copyright&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color: #9a3300;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;By Mark Van Stone&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color: #9a3300; font-family: &amp;quot;Palatino-Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Palatino-Roman;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color: #9a3300;"&gt;What &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color: #9a3300;"&gt;is &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color: #9a3300;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;this all about?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;We’re hearing a lot about what the ancient Maya prophesied for us, far in their future…&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;…our year 2012.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;The din is rising.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;What did they actually tell us?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;The short answer from the Maya is, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;It’s &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;not &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;the end of the world!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Indeed, current debate about 21 December 2012 results from contemporary confusion from projections, assumptions, and misunderstanding about the science and beliefs of several ancient cultures of the Americas.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;The Maya were one of many cultures of the Americas who employed a solar calendar of 365 days. However, while the Maya esteemed cycles of about 20 years, 400 years and 5125 years, other cultures focused on shorter cycles. For example, the Aztecs considered the most important long cycles to be 52 years and 676 years.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Although the Aztec adopted many aspects of the Maya calendar, the milestone of 21&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;December 2012 is significant only in terms of the long cycles of Maya time.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 6.5pt;"&gt;1&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;The Maya Long Count notation for 21 December 2012 is &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;13.0.0.0.0&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;, which completes a cycle of 13 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;Pik &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;(also known as 13 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;Bak’tun&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;), which equals &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;5125.366 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;years (3114 BCE/BC – 2012 CE/AD).&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;More later about the Maya. Let’s first examine current prophecies for 21 December 2012.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Palatino-Roman, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color: #9a3300;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Some of the events proposed to come together on the winter solstice, 21 December 2012:&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;• On that morning, the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;Earth and Sun will align with the “Dark Rift” near the Galactic&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;Center&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;. This event last happened about 25,800 years ago.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;• &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;The magnetic poles of the Earth may reverse&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;, leaving us unprotected from cosmic radiation for a time. The effect of magnetic fields on human creativity, initiative, mood, etc., is still unknown.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;• There will be a &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;Venus Transit&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;, an eclipse-type alignment when Venus crosses between&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Earth and the Sun. We witness a pair of these about once a century: the last few were 1518 &amp;amp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;1526; 1631 &amp;amp; 1639; 1761 &amp;amp; 1769; 1874 &amp;amp; 1882; 2004 &amp;amp; then on &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;6 June 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;• NASA predicts an &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;unusually powerful “Solar Maximum” &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;(sunspot season) for 2012&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;(though it may peak as early as late 2011). This happens every 11 years, and disrupts satellite and other electromagnetic communications.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;• The usual &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;disasters &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;loom: food shortages, cataclysmic storms due to global warming,&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;gasoline prices going through the roof, looming chaos in the Middle East —site of Biblical&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Armageddon and Eden— which will disrupt oil production and bring civilization to a grinding halt (some like to call it Mess-o’-potamia).&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;• According to ancient records, the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;Maya Long Count Calendar will reach 13.0.0.0.0&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;. Due to the cyclic nature of Maya calendars, this date replicates the date at the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;beginning &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;of this Creation in August 3114 BC/BCE (which the Maya also wrote as 13.0.0.0.0). The interval is 5125 years &amp;amp; 133 days, or &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;5125.366 years&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;• There have been &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;five Creations according to Aztec records&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;. Five times 5125.366 years is 25,626.8 years. Coincidence?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;• The &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;return of Quetzalcoatl &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;(one of the great gods of ancient Mesoamerica), according to Aztec and Maya prophecies.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;• The “13” in the Maya date 13.0.0.0.0 indicates “13 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;Bak’tuns&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;.” &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;A Maya &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;Bak’tun &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;or &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;Pik &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;is&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;144,000 days&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;, the same number as the number of devotees taken up in the Rapture, according to the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;Book of Revelation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;. Coincidence?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dcBOICBqJkI/TtWCJ7zOa9I/AAAAAAAAAI4/ylXhc0Hry84/s1600/_DSC7474.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dcBOICBqJkI/TtWCJ7zOa9I/AAAAAAAAAI4/ylXhc0Hry84/s400/_DSC7474.jpg" width="265" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"&gt;Guillermo Pruneda, Catherwood Travels. Copyright&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color: #9a3300;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;What is supposed to happen in 2012?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color: #9a3300;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Four typical predictions&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;1. “An imminent polar reversal that will wipe our hard drives clean.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Daniel Pinchbeck&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;2. “The rare celestial alignment of our solar system, our sun, and our planet with the center of our galaxy—an event that will not happen again for another 26,000 years.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Gregg Braden&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;3. The “dawning of a Wisdom Age … standing on the shoulders of the Information Age.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Peter Russell&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;4.“The December 21, 2012, date will likely be a “nonevent” similar to … the widely anticipated Y2K phenomenon.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Robert K. Sitler&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color: #9a3300;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Nine Reasons why the “Maya Prophecies”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color: #9a3300;"&gt;should be read &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color: #9a3300;"&gt;very &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color: #9a3300;"&gt;critically:&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 20pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;1. Very fragmentary&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;. What we have is only a handful of passages from a lost, and much&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;longer, story.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;2. Contradictory&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;. Though Aztec, Mixtec, and Maya sources provide us a number of narratives, different versions disagree. The calendar dates associated with Maya “end date”, Aztec “end date”, and “return of Quetzalcoatl” &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;all &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;vary.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;For example&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;: the Aztec predict that this Creation will end on a &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;4-Movement &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;day in a &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;2-Reed &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;year, if it ends at all. The next possible Aztec end-date will come in 2027. On the other hand, Maya literature does not explicitly predict any end &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;at all&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;, and its so-called “end date” in 2012 is a &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;4-Ajaw &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;4-Flower &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;in the Aztec cycle), &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;not &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;4-Movement&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;. Mixtec Creation stories mention the day &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;2-Deer &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;in year &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;13-Rabbit&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;There are many other dates.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;3. Manipulated&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;. Tlacaélel, Machiavellian minister to three Aztec emperors, had no illusions about the power of historical propaganda, and saw to it that history was rewritten &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;completely &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;to exalt the Mexica and denigrate rivals. He was neither the first nor the last to do this. At his behest, the Aztecs burned their &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;own &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;libraries as well as their enemies’, in order to start with a clean slate. They even &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;changed Quetzalcoatl’s birthday&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;. Likewise, Maya historical dates and intervals of time were manipulated for their numerological and augural significance.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;4. Misunderstood&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;. 21&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 6.5pt;"&gt;st&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;-century Western world-view is &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;very &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;different from that of ancient&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Mesoamericans. We tend to project our own ideas and beliefs on others.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;For example&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;: Ancient Maya distinctions between truth and myth, and between various individual gods, were &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;nowhere near &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;our categorical boundaries. Their gods did not have as distinct personalities, joining, blending into each other, or splitting into gangs of 4 or 5. The days, and even the numerals in their calendars were living, powerful entities. Some Maya texts appear to have indicated “myth time” with “unworkable” calendar days. (See pp. 74ff below.)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;5. Errors&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;. Many, many Maya monuments contain errors, both of transcription and of&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;calculation, most noticeably in dates and distance numbers. A quick survey counts over 50&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;numerical mistakes &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;carved in stone&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;. Apparently the Maya, believed that “a card laid is a card played” and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;never, ever, erased or corrected a mistake. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;(For an example, see pp. 51-52.)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;6. No mention of destruction, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;nor of renewal, nor improvement, connected to the coming&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;13.0.0.0.0 Maya “end date”. The so-called “end-time prophecies” are &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;all &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;modern conjecture.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;7. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;Maya monumental texts contain many implications that they expected &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;Life and the&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;calendar to continue without interruption, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;far beyond 2012.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;8. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;The Mesoamerican concept of “&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;cyclic time” is not that cyclic&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;. To both the Maya and the Aztec each Creation was an improvement on the previous era.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;9. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;The Classic Maya considered &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;Solstices &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;to be of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;very minor &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;importance. Though they record hundreds of ceremonies, anniversaries, jubilees, dedications, offerings, astronomical events, etc., Maya inscriptions almost never mention events on solstices or equinoxes. However, especially very early, during the Middle Formative, the Maya &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;did &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;build “E-Groups”,architectural alignments to the Solstices and Equinoxes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Palatino-Roman, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"&gt;This information was quoted from the book “The Year 2012” by Mark Van Stone Ph.D. if you are interested in this book please contact &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="email"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color: #343434; line-height: 115%;"&gt;"Mark Van Stone" &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"&gt;mvanstone@swccd.edu&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="color: #343434; line-height: 115%;"&gt; or please visit&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://markvanstone.com/"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"&gt;http://markvanstone.com&lt;/span&gt;/&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3246862245697890120-777084816659192990?l=catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/777084816659192990'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/777084816659192990'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/2011/11/year-2012.html' title='The Year 2012'/><author><name>Catherwood Travels Team</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05011170852552442813</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='26' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TDuqaeeLsII/AAAAAAAAAAM/Suz58j9amqE/S220/logo+catherwood+final+color.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7GJfnD9jgDw/TtWBjRX1uYI/AAAAAAAAAIw/MhJCmp-ws_Q/s72-c/_DSC7476.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246862245697890120.post-4137946581715306868</id><published>2011-11-08T11:18:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-08T11:18:29.121-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hacienda'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Yucatan'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cenote'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Catherwood'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Catherwood Travels'/><title type='text'>I saw unexpectedly a spectacle....</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KDRKuZm-I8E/Trl_tiPnm_I/AAAAAAAAAIk/zpzz6d51XuI/s1600/Xocempich003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KDRKuZm-I8E/Trl_tiPnm_I/AAAAAAAAAIk/zpzz6d51XuI/s400/Xocempich003.jpg" width="265" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;This is the Catherwood's philosphy of travel and the paragraph that describes it as it is:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;&lt;b&gt;I saw unexpectedly a spectacle &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;&lt;b&gt;of such extraordinary beauty&lt;/b&gt;, that I sent the servant back to tell Mr. Catherwood to come to me forthwith, if he had to be carried in his hammock. It was a large cavern or grotto, with a roof of broken, overhanging rock, high enough to give an air of wildness and grandeur, impenetrable at midday to the sun’s rays, and at the bottom water pure as crystal, still and deep, resting upon a bed of white limestone rock. It was the very creation of romance; a bathing-place for Diana and her nymphs. Grecian poet never imagined so beautiful a scene. It was almost a profanation, but in a few minutes we were swimming around the rocky basin with feelings of boyish exultation, only regretting that such a freak of nature was played where so few could enjoy its beauties. On a nobleman’s estate in England it would be above all price. The bath reinvigorated our frames. It was after dark when we returned; hammocks were waiting for us, and very soon we were in a profound sleep.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;John Lloyd Stephens, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;Incidents of Travel in Central America,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Chiapas, and Yucatan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;. 1841. London: John Murray, pp. 408-409.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3246862245697890120-4137946581715306868?l=catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://catherwoodtravels.com' title='I saw unexpectedly a spectacle....'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/4137946581715306868'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/4137946581715306868'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/2011/11/i-saw-unexpectedly-spectacle.html' title='I saw unexpectedly a spectacle....'/><author><name>Catherwood Travels Team</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05011170852552442813</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='26' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TDuqaeeLsII/AAAAAAAAAAM/Suz58j9amqE/S220/logo+catherwood+final+color.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KDRKuZm-I8E/Trl_tiPnm_I/AAAAAAAAAIk/zpzz6d51XuI/s72-c/Xocempich003.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246862245697890120.post-8814299067884772880</id><published>2011-10-21T14:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-22T10:35:46.911-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The origins of Catherwood Travels</title><content type='html'>&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Tr3wGhVFBOE/TqHawLI8f-I/AAAAAAAAAIU/1WTIaiU5yxc/s1600/catherwoodpic.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Tr3wGhVFBOE/TqHawLI8f-I/AAAAAAAAAIU/1WTIaiU5yxc/s320/catherwoodpic.JPG" width="225" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"&gt;Catherwood's illustration of the main stairway of Bolonchen&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;In the mid-nineteenth century, travelers Frederick&amp;nbsp;Catherwood (English explorer, artist, architect, and&amp;nbsp;photographer) and John Lloyd Stephens (American lawyer,&amp;nbsp;explorer, and author) revealed a world previously unknown&amp;nbsp;to European eyes. In their books Incidents of Travels in&amp;nbsp;Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan and Incidents&amp;nbsp;of Travels in Yucatan Stephens and Catherwood first&amp;nbsp;brought the region’s pyramids, haciendas, and cenotes&amp;nbsp;to a large, international audience.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;With an ancient past as&amp;nbsp;extraordinary as those of Egypt, Greece, or Babylon, the&amp;nbsp;Maya world continues to amaze scholars and&amp;nbsp;travelers alike, perennially compelled by knowledge&amp;nbsp;of this ancient world and its exploration.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Catherwood Travels draws inspiration&amp;nbsp;from those first explorers and presents keys to the&amp;nbsp;mystery, wisdom, and essence of this still-vibrant,&amp;nbsp;fascinating culture. But our experts and local partners&amp;nbsp;go even further, enriching your Bespoke Travel&amp;nbsp;Experience with twenty-first century Maya style,&amp;nbsp;adventure and fun. Archaeologists and specialists&amp;nbsp;in Maya civilization lead all expeditions, guiding&amp;nbsp;visitors to out-of-the-way sites, natural reserves, and even Maya homes—open only&amp;nbsp;to Catherwood—that reveal still-hidden Maya world.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4EZrmisCLWY/TqHektj9zXI/AAAAAAAAAIc/peZKciZQsaU/s1600/catherwoodpic2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4EZrmisCLWY/TqHektj9zXI/AAAAAAAAAIc/peZKciZQsaU/s320/catherwoodpic2.JPG" width="239" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;The ancient pyramid of Uxmal&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Your adventure is enhanced by access&amp;nbsp;to exclusive Catherwood properities: hidden gems like centuries-old haciendas, cenotes and&amp;nbsp;gardens, where the only other visitors are the birds drinking from the pool, and where turning&amp;nbsp;a corner reveals a fascinating glimpse of the Yucatecan past.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Today, Catherwood visitors contribute to&amp;nbsp;the restoration and sustainability of the Maya world’s&amp;nbsp;cultural and environmental heritage by strengthening local&amp;nbsp;communities and preserving traditional ways of life, always&amp;nbsp;with respect for their splendid natural setting.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3246862245697890120-8814299067884772880?l=catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/feeds/8814299067884772880/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/2011/10/origins-of-catherwood-travels.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/8814299067884772880'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/8814299067884772880'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/2011/10/origins-of-catherwood-travels.html' title='The origins of Catherwood Travels'/><author><name>Catherwood Travels Team</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05011170852552442813</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='26' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TDuqaeeLsII/AAAAAAAAAAM/Suz58j9amqE/S220/logo+catherwood+final+color.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Tr3wGhVFBOE/TqHawLI8f-I/AAAAAAAAAIU/1WTIaiU5yxc/s72-c/catherwoodpic.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246862245697890120.post-3364457992045258930</id><published>2011-10-05T14:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-30T14:13:50.522-08:00</updated><title type='text'>2012 fiction and facts</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-l4UFx-WlW94/TozP-X79cRI/AAAAAAAAAIM/G-2tsGy9lvM/s1600/_DSC7463.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="212" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-l4UFx-WlW94/TozP-X79cRI/AAAAAAAAAIM/G-2tsGy9lvM/s320/_DSC7463.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #efefd1; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;The Yucatán Peninsula is the cradle of one of history’s most fascinating civilizations: the Maya. December 2012 marks the beginning of a major new Maya calendar cycle; its initial date is repeating for the first time in 5125 years.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;In the course of more than 2000 years, the descendants of the pre-Hispanic Maya world have preserved some degree of its knowledge. Nevertheless, the majority of Maya culture remains inaccessible to us, despite intense dedication on the part of archaeologists, ethnologists and other specialists in anthropology working over the course of more than 200 years. Even though the Maya calendar was indeed one of the first elements to be studied, much still remains to be understood about the meaning of its most significant dates.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #efefd1; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #660000; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px;"&gt;The Mayas’ ample astronomic knowledge as well as their observations and calculations for the prediction of eclipses is well known thanks to texts recorded in stone as well as the four known Maya codices. Their knowledge of relationships between the planets allowed their calculations to cover thousands of years, both past and future. The Maya maintained a relationship with the universe that modern humankind has lost—almost no one gazes at the heavens anymore.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #660000; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px;"&gt;The most important Maya calendar date in modern times correspond to 21 or 23 December—depending on the which correlation one favors—at which time a 5125-solar-year cycle ends and another cycle, 13 Katun, begins.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #660000; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px;"&gt;What does the date mean in relation to the Maya calendar? Why is it so important? The end (or death) of a cycle represents the occasion of its re-birth. The end of a significant cycle makes way for great renewal.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #660000; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px;"&gt;As well, dates that end in zero are particularly significant in Maya cosmogony. The more zeros in a date, the greater its importance. The date in question that corresponds to December 2012 ends in fours zeros.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #660000; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px;"&gt;Dates that contained the number thirteen were considered special occasions. They alluded to the thirteen Bolontikú deities, also known as the Lords of the Night (los Señores de la Noche).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;Reflections&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #660000; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px;"&gt;We can imagine that in those months leading up to major cycle changes, the Maya prepared elaborate celebrations. So what about us? How may we be able to interpret this particular cycle change? Can it have a meaning in our own time-measuring systems?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="background-color: #660000; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;Join our MAYA CIVILIZATION AND 2012 Workshop&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small; line-height: normal;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://catherwoodtravels.com/?p=894"&gt;http://catherwoodtravels.com/?p=894&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #efefd1; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #efefd1; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;DATES: 20 - 26 June 2012&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #efefd1; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #efefd1; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u6BD3F5gHXk/TozQNmgaoRI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/AVrsSZh_E6I/s1600/Alfonso+Morales.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u6BD3F5gHXk/TozQNmgaoRI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/AVrsSZh_E6I/s200/Alfonso+Morales.JPG" width="193" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;INSTRUCTOR:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /&gt;Alfonso Morales, an archaeologist with 30 years’ experience leading groups in the Maya world.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;Key take aways…&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /&gt;Your Catherwood Adventure doesn’t end when you leave the Yucatán. Because with Catherwood, knowledge lasts a lifetime:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;The real meaning of the year 2012.&lt;br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;An introduction to ancient Maya writing, astronomy, calendars and literature&lt;br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;First-hand experiences at Uxmal, Kabah, Chichén Itzá, Mayapán.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3246862245697890120-3364457992045258930?l=catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://catherwoodtravels.com/?p=893' title='2012 fiction and facts'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/feeds/3364457992045258930/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/2011/10/2012-fiction-and-facts.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/3364457992045258930'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/3364457992045258930'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/2011/10/2012-fiction-and-facts.html' title='2012 fiction and facts'/><author><name>Catherwood Travels Team</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05011170852552442813</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='26' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TDuqaeeLsII/AAAAAAAAAAM/Suz58j9amqE/S220/logo+catherwood+final+color.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-l4UFx-WlW94/TozP-X79cRI/AAAAAAAAAIM/G-2tsGy9lvM/s72-c/_DSC7463.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246862245697890120.post-2622887926414293593</id><published>2011-09-22T12:01:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-22T10:36:46.427-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Buceo en el inframundo Maya</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"&gt;ARQUEOLOGO SUBACUATICO GUILLREMO DE ANDA – PROFESOR INVESTIGADOR&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"&gt;Y ESPECIALISTA DE CATHERWOOD TRAVELS&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q0p2eMGOccU/TnuFAttXMhI/AAAAAAAAAIA/dUMcjW5-yVw/s1600/Cenote+dive002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="214" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q0p2eMGOccU/TnuFAttXMhI/AAAAAAAAAIA/dUMcjW5-yVw/s320/Cenote+dive002.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Internadas en las selvas de la Península de Yucatán, y ocultas bajo la espesa maleza, se encuentra una serie de oquedades que dan acceso a un universo alterno, las cavernas sumergidas llamadas cenotes por los antiguos mayas. Estos enormes sistemas de cavernas, representaron para la antigua civilización que vivió cerca de ellos, los asientos de la creación, el lugar de donde surgió la vida y el sitio de donde provinieron los primeros alimentos colocados ahí por los dioses, como un regalo para las criaturas humanas de las cuales esperaban a cambio, la obligación de ofrendarles periódicamente el alimento del cual se alimentaban los seres divinos: la sangre del hombre. Durante más de 3 décadas me he dedicado a bucear y los últimos 28 años lo he hecho de manera profesional. Mi especialidad es el buceo en cuevas, actividad de la cual soy instructor desde el año de 1987, siendo el primer mexicano en obtener ese grado. La primera vez que tuve el privilegio de bucear en uno de estos maravillosos sistemas – hace unos 27 años –&amp;nbsp; tuve un encuentro que cambio mi vida. En el fondo del cenote y semi oculto en un pequeño nicho, se encontraba un cráneo humano. En ese momento me hice mil preguntas que se agolpaban en mi mente de manera confusa: quien había sido este personaje? Porque estaba ahí, en el obscuro fondo de un cenote?&amp;nbsp; Era joven cuando murió? Era hombre o mujer? Habría estado enfermo en el momento de su muerte? Lo mataron? Llego ahí como producto de un sacrificio? Sufrió en el proceso de muerte?&amp;nbsp; En ese momento supe a que quería dedicar mi vida, y años después me convertí en bio arqueólogo. La bio - arqueología es una disciplina paradójica, ya que se encarga de estudiar como fue la vida de los individuos del pasado a través de estudiar los restos que produce el proceso de la muerte. El bio arqueólogo es un especialista que combina especialidades relacionadas con la antropología forense, la osteología&amp;nbsp; y desde luego la disciplina que la rige: la arqueología. Mi especialidad dentro de la bio arqueología es la que se relaciona con el depósito de seres humanos, partes de estos, o bien de huesos, en las cuevas y cenotes. Actualmente soy Profesor Investigador de la Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán en donde tengo bajo mi responsabilidad, el área de arqueología subacuática. &amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tkaoQpN4yeE/TnuFUfiAImI/AAAAAAAAAIE/WXeZhhVr8ns/s1600/De-Anda.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tkaoQpN4yeE/TnuFUfiAImI/AAAAAAAAAIE/WXeZhhVr8ns/s320/De-Anda.jpg" width="214" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Cuando decidí enfrentar este reto sabía que no sería tarea fácil, ya que no existía en ese momento ningún antecedente en relación a esta actividad. Fue por eso que me di a la tarea de buscar información en las más diversas fuentes teniendo la suerte de encontrarme con una serie de documentos históricos procedentes del Siglo XVI, relativos a la persecución de la idolatría, como llamó a esta campaña el artífice de la cacería de sacerdotes mayas: el célebre Fray Diego de Landa. Debido a la naturaleza informativa de los documentos, - ya que se redactaron como informes para el Rey Felipe II - estos contenían abundante y detallada información en relación a la actividad de sacrificio humano, que de acuerdo a estos manuscritos, se seguía practicando aun cuando los españoles ya habían iniciado el proceso de colonización. De esta manera entendí de manera directa, que el sacrificio humano asociado a cenotes fue una práctica cultural con una prolongada duración en Yucatán, que habría tenido orígenes muy tempranos y que obedecía a un sistema de pensamiento ancestral y perfectamente articulado, lo que le permitió seguir existiendo hasta esa época tan tardia. En los documentos se registran diferentes formas de sacrificios rituales en esos cuerpos de agua característicos del norte de la península de Yucatán. Es interesante que en 93% de los sacrificios mencionados se realizó la extracción del corazón y que el 79% de las victimas producto de ese tipo de sacrifico se depositó en algún cenote. En esos documentos se mencionan víctimas predominantemente entre los 6 y los 12 años, así como adultos masculinos jóvenes. En dichos archivos, se menciona repetidamente la utilización de un importante cenote, el que las crónicas describen como “un cenote en Chichen Itzá”. Indudablemente se trataba del que nosotros conocemos en la actualidad como el Cenote Sagrado. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;EL CENOTE SAGRADO, “LA MADRE” DE TODOS LOS CENOTES. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Muy temprano en mi investigación, me di cuenta que resultaba indispensable conocer de la mejor manera posible los procesos que se dieron en torno al más importante cenote arqueológico: el mítico Cenote de los Sacrificios de Chichen Itzá. Al estudiar las fuentes históricas que mencionaban que el cenote de Chichen Itza era utilizado aun en épocas tan tardías entendí que debía tratar de encontrar una corroboración arqueológica a todos aquellos testimonios. Era inevitable adentrarse en el estudio del Cenote Sagrado. Aquel que nos remitía a las escenas de fastuosos&amp;nbsp; sacrificios en los que eran arrojadas las más bellas doncellas ricamente ataviadas. “Eran enviadas vivas” decían las crónicas, en espera de una respuesta favorable de los dioses a los que eran ofrendadas. Sin embargo, estábamos cerca de descifrar una historia muy diferente. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Los primeros intentos por desentrañar los secretos que yacían en el fondo de este increíble cenote, los llevo a cabo el explorador Desire Charnay quien no tuvo éxito en su intento. Posteriormente, y después de adquirir la hacienda de Chichen Itzá, con sitio arqueológico y cenote incluido, el famoso Edward Thompson, se lleva la primera muestra de materiales del fondo del cenote. Este controversial personaje, cónsul de los Estados Unidos en Mérida e incansable buscador de la civilización pérdida de la Atlántida - una especie de Indiana Jones de principios del siglo XX&amp;nbsp; - realiza además, en compañía de un buceador de esponjas griego, la hazaña de bucear con equipo de escafandra el fondo del Cenote Sagrado, convirtiéndose en los primeros humanos en bucear un cenote. Obviamente el equipo de buceo de esa época, era menos que adecuado para las condiciones de los cenotes, específicamente, del célebre pozo de los Itzaes. Entre los “tesoros” que Thompson logra extraer, se encontraba una importante colección de huesos humanos, 124 en total, nos enteraríamos 95 años después, y que fueron transportados a los Estados Unidos, al Museo Peabody de la Universidad de Harvard. Posteriormente, y ya en la década de los 60, una expedición mexicana dirigida por el arqueólogo Román Piña Chan decide intentar desentrañar los todavía numerosos secretos contenidos en el fondo del cenote. El arqueólogo Piña, logra extraer una importante cantidad de artefactos, aunados a una nueva e importante colección de segmentos óseos, estos fueron puestos bajo la custodia de la Dirección de Antropología Física del INAH. en donde permanecieron bien custodiados y en perfecto estado de conservación por casi 50 años.&amp;nbsp; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ApAwjGfcg28/TnuFdqm6ZpI/AAAAAAAAAII/QR8FCZ82tqE/s1600/G+de+Anda-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="217" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ApAwjGfcg28/TnuFdqm6ZpI/AAAAAAAAAII/QR8FCZ82tqE/s320/G+de+Anda-3.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-small;"&gt;Imagen del libro &lt;b&gt;Revelando México&lt;/b&gt;. &amp;nbsp;Fotografía: John Mack&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Años después de que la expedición mexicana extrajera una nueva colección de huesos del Cenote Sagrado y que estos fueran llevados a la Ciudad de México, sumergido en las aguas de aquel primer cenote, jamás pasó ni remotamente por mi mente, que la vida me concedería un segundo e importante privilegio profesional. Muchas de las preguntas que me hacía en aquella memorable primera buceada, serian nuevamente formuladas en los sótanos del hermoso museo de Antropología de la Ciudad de México, ante la mesa del laboratorio de la Dirección de Antropología Física del INAH. Tenía ante mí, de nuevo, un cráneo humano que parecía mirarme expectante, provenía del fondo del Pozo Sagrado de los Itzaes, y en el que nuevamente buscaba ansiosamente, respuestas a una multitud de preguntas.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3246862245697890120-2622887926414293593?l=catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://catherwoodtravels.com/?p=827' title='Buceo en el inframundo Maya'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/feeds/2622887926414293593/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/2011/09/buceo-en-el-inframundo-maya.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/2622887926414293593'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/2622887926414293593'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/2011/09/buceo-en-el-inframundo-maya.html' title='Buceo en el inframundo Maya'/><author><name>Catherwood Travels Team</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05011170852552442813</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='26' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TDuqaeeLsII/AAAAAAAAAAM/Suz58j9amqE/S220/logo+catherwood+final+color.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q0p2eMGOccU/TnuFAttXMhI/AAAAAAAAAIA/dUMcjW5-yVw/s72-c/Cenote+dive002.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246862245697890120.post-5433498517342299789</id><published>2011-09-14T17:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-22T10:37:24.271-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Campeche, Secretos arqueológicos</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES"&gt;El día de hoy nos aventuramos a dos sitios&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang="ES"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang="ES-TRAD"&gt;arqueológicos muy impresionantes y poco conocidos, y cerramos con una comida en la hacienda Nanche Ha.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="ES"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Kanki&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;Unos 16 kilómetros al sureste del poblado de Tenabo, se halla, enclavado en plena selva, este sitio arqueológico de arquitectura monumental de estilo Puuc temprano. Fue ocupado durante la segunda mitad del siglo I d.C. Los mayas aprovecharon un grupo de cerros adyacentes para erigir el centro de la ciudad, a cuyo alrededor se extendían, al parecer, tierras de cultivo. El Grupo Central está compuesto por diez patios intercomunicados dispuestos en varios niveles, y numerosos chultunes (cisternas). &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang="ES"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Quizás la estructura más importante de Kanki sitio sea el Palacio, donde dos niveles con columnas con capitel forman entre ocho y diez accesos a dos aposentos separados por una amplia escalinata central. Prevalecen vestigios de grecas, mascarones de Chaac y frisos adornados con relieves rectangulares. Otros grupos de Kanki son el Geco, de siete edificios de los que cuatro forman un pequeño patio, y el del Sapito o Cacabbeec, de cinco edificios de donde se rescataron dos dinteles ricamente labrados. Son de gran interés también la estructura de la Bóveda de Escalera Invertida y el Conjunto de las Columnas.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;Acanmul&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;A 25 km noreste de la ciudad de Campeche está este antiguo asentamiento maya cuya zona estudiada abarca apenas unos dos kilómetros cuadrados. Es el sitio más próximo a la actual capital del Estado. Tuvo su época de esplendor entre los siglos VII y IX d. C. El complejo edificio denominado El Palacio es tal vez el más importante de la región explorada.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Dos haciendas aledañas utilizaron piedras de Acanmul en su construcción: Yaxcab y Nache Há. En esta última concluimos nuestra expedición con una comida al estilo Catherwood.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JYJQOPGhq9Y/TnFAJzpLs3I/AAAAAAAAAH4/HlDrYFdPuKo/s1600/_DSC4419.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="265" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JYJQOPGhq9Y/TnFAJzpLs3I/AAAAAAAAAH4/HlDrYFdPuKo/s400/_DSC4419.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Hacienda Nache Há, sitio privado Catherwood&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Como muchas de las haciendas más antiguas de la región, la de Nache Há nació como hacienda ganadera. Cinco renombrados arquitectos yucatecos realizaron aquí un proyecto que ubica las áreas comunes en los edificios originales y agrega tres habitaciones con jardín propio, terraza y alberca. En la hacienda pervive la antigua iglesia de bóveda de cañón. Una gran alberca en forma de herradura circunda la terraza &amp;nbsp;donde nos espera una comida al estilo Catherwood.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ap2DsY6XPHQ/TnFAX4Kc2YI/AAAAAAAAAH8/03fixlkgcic/s1600/_DSC3954.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="265" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ap2DsY6XPHQ/TnFAX4Kc2YI/AAAAAAAAAH8/03fixlkgcic/s400/_DSC3954.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3246862245697890120-5433498517342299789?l=catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://catherwoodtravels.com' title='Campeche, Secretos arqueológicos'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/feeds/5433498517342299789/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/2011/09/campeche-secretos-arqueologicos.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/5433498517342299789'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/5433498517342299789'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/2011/09/campeche-secretos-arqueologicos.html' title='Campeche, Secretos arqueológicos'/><author><name>Catherwood Travels Team</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05011170852552442813</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='26' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TDuqaeeLsII/AAAAAAAAAAM/Suz58j9amqE/S220/logo+catherwood+final+color.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JYJQOPGhq9Y/TnFAJzpLs3I/AAAAAAAAAH4/HlDrYFdPuKo/s72-c/_DSC4419.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246862245697890120.post-7934098588008125460</id><published>2011-09-14T16:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-22T10:38:11.867-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='campeche'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='naturaleza'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Catherwood Travels'/><title type='text'>Xpicob, campamento tortuguero</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span lang="ES-TRAD"&gt;En Xpicob los prodigios de la naturaleza se revelan en la quietud de un rústico entorno donde el biólogo Miguel Medina García es guardián, anfitrión y guía. Se trata de un sencillo campamento “tortuguero” que ofrece experiencias extraordinarias, a sólo 20 minutos de la ciudad de Campeche.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span lang="ES"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES-TRAD"&gt;Después de desayunar, nos trasladamos al campamento Xpicob en donde nos espera su director, el biólogo Miguel Medina García, nuestro anfitrión y guía.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang="ES"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES-TRAD"&gt;El día nos depara una estrecha convivencia con las variadas especies, algunas muy raras, que resguardan las piletas del acuario, con las explicaciones de Miguel Medina, creador del proyecto y protector de las tortugas marinas. Podemos observar con esnórkel cientos de distintas especies de peces en su hábitat, en el área rocosa de Punta Xpicob o en el arrecife artificial. Si bien el principal atractivo diurno del campamento es la cría de tortugas y la observación de especies marinas con la guía de Miguel Medina, un paseo por la bahía en kayak complementa gratamente la visita. En el Bajo, un banco de arena que forma una especie de estanque en el mar, podemos nadar, relajarnos e incluso meditar, tal es la quietud de sus aguas. O podemos también tomar el sol a la orilla del mar disfrutando una rica botana de verduras y frutas de la región, mientras los niños participan en el taller de pintura o enhebran collares a base de conchuelas recogidas en la playa. Para refrescarnos, llevamos agua embotellada, refrescos enlatados, vino y cerveza. Para comer, sándwiches gourmet.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zlbHjcVxd3Y/TnE-yVO9T5I/AAAAAAAAAH0/8JHAXDMbSsI/s1600/_DSC4579.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="265" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zlbHjcVxd3Y/TnE-yVO9T5I/AAAAAAAAAH0/8JHAXDMbSsI/s400/_DSC4579.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES-TRAD"&gt;En temporada, Miguel Medina nos permite participar en la liberación de las crías de tortuga: una experiencia inolvidable. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang="ES"&gt;Xpicob es famoso también por sus memorables puestas de sol. Una vez que se extinguen los últimos resplandores del día, dejamos la quietud de este paraíso natural.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang="ES" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GLO-ipKMyvw/TnE-o5egF_I/AAAAAAAAAHw/fQwTjOPrJG0/s1600/_DSC4598.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="265" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GLO-ipKMyvw/TnE-o5egF_I/AAAAAAAAAHw/fQwTjOPrJG0/s400/_DSC4598.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span lang="ES"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3246862245697890120-7934098588008125460?l=catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://catherwoodtravels.com' title='Xpicob, campamento tortuguero'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/feeds/7934098588008125460/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/2011/09/xpicob-campamento-tortuguero.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/7934098588008125460'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/7934098588008125460'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/2011/09/xpicob-campamento-tortuguero.html' title='Xpicob, campamento tortuguero'/><author><name>Catherwood Travels Team</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05011170852552442813</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='26' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TDuqaeeLsII/AAAAAAAAAAM/Suz58j9amqE/S220/logo+catherwood+final+color.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zlbHjcVxd3Y/TnE-yVO9T5I/AAAAAAAAAH0/8JHAXDMbSsI/s72-c/_DSC4579.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246862245697890120.post-5517224660922834306</id><published>2011-05-05T15:04:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-22T10:37:53.398-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Catherwood Travels' photostream</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="margin: 0; 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photostream'/><author><name>Catherwood Travels Team</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05011170852552442813</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='26' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TDuqaeeLsII/AAAAAAAAAAM/Suz58j9amqE/S220/logo+catherwood+final+color.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5023/5661069047_986f33c8cf_t.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246862245697890120.post-6123950200764581764</id><published>2011-04-21T11:58:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-21T11:58:26.975-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Responsible Traveler Manifesto</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;A while ago, we received a very valuable brochure published by the World Heritage Alliance, Rainforest Alliance, the International Ecotourism Society, United Nations Foundation and Expedia.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Now, more than ever, it is time to support these ideas, that without a doubt can make the world a better place. The brochure is about the Yucatan Peninsula, but it really can be applied worldwide.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;"By making responsible travel choices, you can have the fabulous Mexican vacation that you've dreamed of, while ensuring that your dollars are benefiting the environment, the local people, and the World Heritage sites od the Yucatan Peninsula.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;WHAT IS RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL?&lt;/b&gt; Responsible travel is to travel with a purpose. When visiting Yucatan World Heritage Sites, chose local tour operators and engage in activities that protect the environment and benefit the local communities.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Anyone can be a responsible traveler! You can experience the amazing Yucatan World Heritage sites without creating negative impacts so that these sites can be experiences by future generations.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;WHAT IS WORLD HERITAGE?&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;World Heritage sites represent the most outstanding and valuable places in the world. They are home to unique ecosystems, remarkable cultures and historic treasures. The 800-plus World Heritage sites around the globe are protected under the 1972 UNESCO World Heritage Convention, which more than 180 countries have signed.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;World Heritage sites in the Yucatan Peninsula are rich in cultural and historical importance. Throughout the region, there are numerous historical Mayan sites that provide a window into more than a thousand years of history from ancient ruins to today's indigenous communities.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Yucatan World Heritage sites are also home to many plant and animal species that are native and endemic to this region. For example, Sian Ka'an provides habitat to nearly 350 species of birds, over 40 species of amphibians and reptiles, and over 50 species of fish.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;What you can do when you visit Yucatan World Heritage Sites&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;By considering your travel choices, you can have a unique trip and avoid leaving negative impacts on the people, economies and the environment within and surrounding Yucatan World Heritage sites.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Here are some sustainable travel tips to follow while on your vacation:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Buy local&lt;/b&gt;. Choose and support locally owned businesses such as local transportation companies and tour operators. Buy locally made art, handicrafts and souvenirs. Ask directly from the artisans and not middlemen.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hire local guides&lt;/b&gt;. Enrich your experience and support the local economy. Select guides that are recommended by tour operators and hotels. Many of them are experts in Mayan history and the native and endemic flora and fauna of the region.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Engage in local culture&lt;/b&gt;. Eat in local restaurants, shop in local markets and attend local festivities/events.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;World Heritage site conservation&lt;/b&gt;. Always follow designated trails. Respect signs and site caretakers. Never take any archaeological remains, flora or fauna from the site as souvenirs.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Environment&lt;/b&gt;. Respect the natural environment. Never buy products made from protected animals, touch or&amp;nbsp;harass&amp;nbsp;animals. Support conservation by paying entrance fees to World Heritage Sites. Reduce, recycle and reuse.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;At the hotel&lt;/b&gt;. Ask about environmental policies and practices. Talk with the staff about working conditions. Does the hotel support community projects?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Language&lt;/b&gt;. Learn a few words of the local language and use them. Here are some examples of Mayan phrases: &lt;i&gt;Bix ah Beel?&lt;/i&gt; How are you? (How is your path?) &lt;i&gt;Yum/Dios Bootix &lt;/i&gt;Thank you (May God pay you)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Behavior&lt;/b&gt;. Be respectful of local citizens' privacy. Ask permission before entering sacred places, homes or private land.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Photos&lt;/b&gt;. Be sensitive to when and where you take photos/video of people. The Yucatan is filled with amazing photo opportunities. Please ask people before you take their photo.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Pay the fair price&lt;/b&gt;. Don't engage in overly aggressive bargaining for souvenirs. Don't short-change on tips for services. Your fair economic contributions are important to local prosperity."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;And remember... your travel choices do make a difference. Safe travels to everyone!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3246862245697890120-6123950200764581764?l=catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/6123950200764581764'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/6123950200764581764'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/2011/04/responsible-traveler-manifesto.html' title='The Responsible Traveler Manifesto'/><author><name>Catherwood Travels Team</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05011170852552442813</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='26' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TDuqaeeLsII/AAAAAAAAAAM/Suz58j9amqE/S220/logo+catherwood+final+color.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246862245697890120.post-499028471697923983</id><published>2011-03-09T08:10:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-03-09T08:10:11.377-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Cosmos Maya, escapada de fin de semana</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Panorama General&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Visitar Yucatán para explorar el cosmos maya representa una&amp;nbsp;oportunidad de abrir una ventana a un universo diferente, con su&amp;nbsp;gente, sus dioses y el arte en que se manifiesta la conexión entre&amp;nbsp;éstos. Únase a Catherwood Travels mientras nos adentramos en&amp;nbsp;la arqueología, la etnohistoria y la iconografía de dos sitios mayas&amp;nbsp;famosos por su arte y su escultura, para entender el cosmos maya.&amp;nbsp;Descubra cómo los edificios mayas nos narran - en su ubicación,&amp;nbsp;su orientación y su decoración - para qué fueron construidos y de&amp;nbsp;qué clase de ceremonias fueron escenario. Aprenda cómo se veía a los dioses en la antigua cultura maya y cómo era la relación de los&amp;nbsp;hombres entre ellos y con sus gobernantes. Visite los cenotes, sitio&amp;nbsp;de conexión entre el mundo de los vivos y el inframundo, y déjese&amp;nbsp;cautivar por estas maravillas naturales.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zEH3cbxvj9E/TXejUeTiCsI/AAAAAAAAAHU/cn_K_9Mu8UU/s1600/Pool+sunset.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="211" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zEH3cbxvj9E/TXejUeTiCsI/AAAAAAAAAHU/cn_K_9Mu8UU/s320/Pool+sunset.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Viernes: llegada a la Hacienda San Jose Cholul&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;18:00 horas: Los choferes de Catherwood lo llevan&amp;nbsp;a la Hacienda San Jose Cholul, una edificación del siglo XVII,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;bellamente restaurada y habilitada como exclusivo hotel&amp;nbsp;de gran lujo.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Esta tarde tendremos una plática introductoria con&amp;nbsp;nuestro guía arqueólogo.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sábado: Ek Balam y cenote Xchen&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-J44jOqtJE98/TXekGX7CZYI/AAAAAAAAAHY/TUM84WpN5FE/s1600/EkBalam002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-J44jOqtJE98/TXekGX7CZYI/AAAAAAAAAHY/TUM84WpN5FE/s320/EkBalam002.jpg" width="212" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;AM : Vamos a explorar esta magnífica ciudad amurallada poco&amp;nbsp;conocida, pero sin duda grandiosa, y a escalar la estructura&amp;nbsp;cubierta de figuras de estuco que remata su pirámide. La&amp;nbsp;magnífica calidad artística que distingue esta estructura quiso&amp;nbsp;conservarse para la eternidad cuando fue enterrada por los&amp;nbsp;antiguos mayas a fin de proteger la tumba que resguarda&amp;nbsp;en su interior. En Ek Balam hay una rica mezcla de estilos&amp;nbsp;arquitectónicos que evidencian las relaciones que la Península&amp;nbsp;de Yucatán sostuvo con otras regiones. El arte de estuco que&amp;nbsp;se encuentra en Ek Balam ilustra en un hermoso estilo el tema&amp;nbsp;que nos ocupa. La abundancia de aves es otro gran atractivo de&amp;nbsp;esta visita.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;HORA DE LA COMIDA /PM: Nos detendremos a comer&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;a cielo abierto, bajo el tupido follaje del árbol que, cual vigía&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;imperturbable, resguarda la entrada del cenote Xchen. Los&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;sorprendentes sabores de la cocina yucateca se distinguen&amp;nbsp;aquí por el refinado servicio característico de Catherwood.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Después de explorar esta entrada al inframundo maya,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;dedicaremos el resto de la tarde a sumergirnos en las aguas&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;cristalinas del cenote Xchen y disfrutar de su frescura, a&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;dar un paseo (desde la torre de observación se tiene una&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;vista fantástica), o a descansar simplemente en una hamaca,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;entregados a la tranquilidad de esta hermosa propiedad de&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Catherwood, exclusiva para sus viajeros&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Domingo: Chichén Itzá&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-1a4uYxoGUpc/TXelMTwwGKI/AAAAAAAAAHc/onAUcesfVzo/s1600/Chichen002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="212" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-1a4uYxoGUpc/TXelMTwwGKI/AAAAAAAAAHc/onAUcesfVzo/s320/Chichen002.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;AM : Salimos de la Hacienda San José Cholul para dirigirnos&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;al sitio arqueológico más celebrado, —y quizás uno de los más&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;complejos— del mundo prehispánico. Construido por los&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;mayas, conquistado por los itzáes primero y después por los&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;toltecas, fue finalmente derrocado por el príncipe de Mayapán.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Visitamos El Castillo, célebre pirámide que fue recientemente&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;declarada como una de las Nuevas Siete Maravillas del&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Mundo. Visitamos también otras importantes construcciones&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;de este sitio y el Cenote Sagrado, donde se han encontrado&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;ofrendas asociadas a sacrificios rituales. Las elaboradas&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;esculturas encontradas en el sitio son una rica muestra de la&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;representación simbólica del universo maya. Aprenderemos&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;a distinguir los símbolos más comunes y empezaremos a&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;interpretar el mensaje que los antiguos mayas nos legaron.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;HORA DE LA COMIDA : Degustamos una deliciosa comida&amp;nbsp;en un restaurante de Izamal.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;PM: La tarde se dedica a recorrer la enigmática ciudad&amp;nbsp;de Izamal, declarada Patrimonio de la Humanidad por&amp;nbsp;la Unesco. Prácticamente todas las construcciones del&amp;nbsp;centro están pintadas de amarillo, lo que le da al barrio un&amp;nbsp;carácter particular. Los guías expertos de Catherwood lo&amp;nbsp;llevan a los principales lugares de interés, y le explican la&amp;nbsp;misteriosa convivencia de las culturas prehispánica, colonial&amp;nbsp;y contemporánea, ahí donde el plano de la espiritualidad&amp;nbsp;está particularmente presente. Al final del tour, nos espera el&amp;nbsp;vehículo que nos traslada al Aeropuerto Internacional de la&amp;nbsp;Ciudad de Mérida.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;EXPERTO DE CATHERWOOD&lt;/b&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Durante la exploración lo acompaña un arqueólogo experto en el mundo maya, personal especializado de&amp;nbsp;Catherwood Travels.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;PRECIO en USD&lt;/b&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; 15 - 17 Abril &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; 17 - 19 Junio &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; 19 - 21 Agosto &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; 21 - 23 Octubre&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Base DBL &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;$820.00 &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;$740.00 &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;$740.00 &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; $740.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Base SGL &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;$1,190.00 &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; $1,030.00 &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; $1,030.00 &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; $1,030.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Fecha limite de reservación:&amp;nbsp;10 días antes de la fecha de inicio del tour&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;El precio incluye&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;• 2 noches en habitación de categoría superior&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;• 2 desayunos americanos&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;• Transporte terrrestre&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;• Plática introductoria y tours guiados por un arqueólogo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;• Entradas a los sitios arqueologicos&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;• 1 comida categoría Catherwood&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;• Impuestos&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;El precio no inclye&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;• Propinas&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;• Gastos personales&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3246862245697890120-499028471697923983?l=catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/499028471697923983'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/499028471697923983'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/2011/03/cosmos-maya-escapada-de-fin-de-semana.html' title='Cosmos Maya, escapada de fin de semana'/><author><name>Catherwood Travels Team</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05011170852552442813</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='26' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TDuqaeeLsII/AAAAAAAAAAM/Suz58j9amqE/S220/logo+catherwood+final+color.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zEH3cbxvj9E/TXejUeTiCsI/AAAAAAAAAHU/cn_K_9Mu8UU/s72-c/Pool+sunset.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246862245697890120.post-5403466742035850728</id><published>2011-03-09T07:50:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-03-09T07:50:58.990-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Arquitectura Maya, escapada de fin de semana</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;P&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;anorama General&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;A través de los años, los edificios han moldeado y definido la vida&amp;nbsp;de la gente en las diferentes culturas del mundo entero. Únase a&amp;nbsp;Catherwood Travels en una exploración de la arquitectura yucateca,&amp;nbsp;empezando con los antiguos mayas y continuando hacia la época de&amp;nbsp;las haciendas. Descubra cómo el pueblo maya creó su paisaje con&amp;nbsp;su peculiar arquitectura, y cómo se sirvió de ella para comunicarse&amp;nbsp;con los demás y con sus dioses. Explore las zonas arqueológicas&amp;nbsp;y las haciendas que se edificaron sobre los antiguos edificios&amp;nbsp;mayas y muchas veces con las piedras sagradas de estos sitios.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Descubriremos cómo la cultura maya influyó en la arquitectura de&amp;nbsp;las haciendas y cómo se integró a los edificios de influencia europea.&amp;nbsp;Terminaremos la aventura con una espléndida comida en la terraza&amp;nbsp;de una magnífica hacienda privada que será nuestra durante&amp;nbsp;toda la tarde.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Viernes: llegada a la Hacienda Temozon&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Vh1t3cWFIic/TXegEmkb4iI/AAAAAAAAAHI/1hemhuNEw_o/s1600/Casa+de+Maquinas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="213" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Vh1t3cWFIic/TXegEmkb4iI/AAAAAAAAAHI/1hemhuNEw_o/s320/Casa+de+Maquinas.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;18:00 horas: Los choferes de Catherwood lo llevan&amp;nbsp;a la Hacienda Temozón, una edificación del siglo XVII,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;bellamente restaurada y habilitada como exclusivo hotel&amp;nbsp;de gran lujo.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Esta tarde tendremos una plática introductoria con&amp;nbsp;nuestro guía arqueólogo.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sábado: Uxmal y Kabah, Xocnaceh&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;AM: Hoy salimos de la suntuosa Hacienda Temozón para&amp;nbsp;dirigirnos a Uxmal, el sitio arqueológico más extenso de la&amp;nbsp;región Puuc, cuyos principales edificios se alinean conforme&amp;nbsp;a los astros. Visitamos, entre otros edificios, la Pirámide del&amp;nbsp;Adivino y el Palacio del Gobernador, dos de las más bellas&amp;nbsp;estructuras del mundo prehispánico. De ahí nos trasladamos&amp;nbsp;a Kabah, sitio que le sigue en extensión, donde visitamos&amp;nbsp;otros bellos ejemplares del estilo Puuc, como el Codz-poop,&amp;nbsp;así llamado por la trompa que sirve de escalón y que conduce&amp;nbsp;simbólicamente a las entrañas de la tierra.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-O396ieXkuwQ/TXegf95elAI/AAAAAAAAAHM/IFqoJG33qFc/s1600/_DSC5483.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="213" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-O396ieXkuwQ/TXegf95elAI/AAAAAAAAAHM/IFqoJG33qFc/s320/_DSC5483.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;HORA DE LA COMIDA : Una deliciosa comida al estilo&amp;nbsp;Catherwood nos espera en los espectaculares vestigios de&amp;nbsp;la capilla de Xocnaceh, una hacienda privada que abre sus&amp;nbsp;puertas en exclusiva a los viajeros de Catherwood. Ahí&amp;nbsp;podemos nadar en el tanque de riego, hoy convertido en&amp;nbsp;alberca, o bien explorar el sitio arqueológico.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Domingo: tour de Haciendas&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;AM : Después del desayuno, visitamos la&amp;nbsp;Hacienda Sotuta de Peón, una de las pocas&amp;nbsp;haciendas que aún producen fibra de henequén,&amp;nbsp;también llamada “oro verde” en alusión a la&amp;nbsp;riqueza que representó entre 1880 y 1920. En&amp;nbsp;esta visita, exploramos su producción desde la&amp;nbsp;siembra del agave hasta su cosecha, así como los&amp;nbsp;procesos de limpieza, desecación e hilado. No&amp;nbsp;olvide traer traje de baño, pues el cenote de la&amp;nbsp;hacienda es ideal para refrescarse.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-PxDoXR_JWWs/TXeg1dJj-xI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/RUg_0gGLpiE/s1600/Tekik+Comida.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="187" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-PxDoXR_JWWs/TXeg1dJj-xI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/RUg_0gGLpiE/s320/Tekik+Comida.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;HORA DE LA COMIDA : Una deliciosa comida&amp;nbsp;yucateca lo espera en la Hacienda Itzincab&amp;nbsp;Cámara o en la Hacienda Tekik de Regil, dos&amp;nbsp;propiedades bellamente restauradas, de acceso&amp;nbsp;exclusivo para los viajeros de Catherwood.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;PM: Después de comer, abordamos el vehículo&amp;nbsp;que nos traslada al aeropuerto Internacional de la&amp;nbsp;Ciudad de Mérida.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;EXPERTO DE CATHERWOOD&lt;/b&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Durante la exploración lo acompaña un arqueólogo experto en el mundo maya, personal especializado de&amp;nbsp;Catherwood Travels.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;PRECIO en USD&lt;/b&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; 18 - 20 Marzo &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;27 - 29 Mayo &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; 15 - 17 Julio &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; 16 - 18 Septiembre&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Base DBL &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;$940.00 &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;$869.00 &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;$869.00 &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; $869.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Base SGL &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;$1,319.00 &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; $1,180.00 &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; $1,180.00 &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; $1,180.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Fecha limite de reservación:&amp;nbsp;10 días antes de la fecha de inicio del tour&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;El precio incluye&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;• 2 noches en habitación de categoría superior&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;• 2 desayunos americanos&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;• Transporte terrrestre&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;• Plática introductoria y tours guiados por un arqueólogo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;• Entradas a los sitios arqueologicos&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;• 2 comidas categoría Catherwood&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;• Impuestos&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;El precio no inclye&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;• Propinas&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;• Gastos personales&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3246862245697890120-5403466742035850728?l=catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/5403466742035850728'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/5403466742035850728'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/2011/03/arquitectura-maya-escapada-de-fin-de.html' title='Arquitectura Maya, escapada de fin de semana'/><author><name>Catherwood Travels Team</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05011170852552442813</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='26' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TDuqaeeLsII/AAAAAAAAAAM/Suz58j9amqE/S220/logo+catherwood+final+color.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Vh1t3cWFIic/TXegEmkb4iI/AAAAAAAAAHI/1hemhuNEw_o/s72-c/Casa+de+Maquinas.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246862245697890120.post-8834474955895637039</id><published>2010-12-28T14:58:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-04-21T08:03:29.016-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Nuestros 10 momentos favoritos de 2010</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;"&gt;A medida que se acerca el fin del año, es inevitable recordar las grandes experiencias que el equipo de Catherwood Travels ha&amp;nbsp;vivido a través de 2010. Nos complace compartir con ustedes nuestra preciada selección de experiencias que nos llenaron de alegía e inspiración, ¡estamos seguros que también le inspirarán!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4d2205; font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b81119; font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 22px;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: #b81119;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b81119; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16.5pt;"&gt;10&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;"&gt;Conversando con las aves… en Maya&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b81119; font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #543203; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b81119; font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #543203; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TRpJqZ2-LlI/AAAAAAAAAG0/7eAr4dAMW80/s1600/Xchen003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TRpJqZ2-LlI/AAAAAAAAAG0/7eAr4dAMW80/s320/Xchen003.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;"&gt;Al compartir su conocimiento sobre la impresionante variedad de pájaros de Yucatán - alrededor de 550 especies han sido registradas, lo que representa un 50% de todas las aves de México- la experta Barbara MacKinnon ha ocasionado un renovado sentimiento de orgullo a los jardineros Mayas de las Haciendas. "He visto cómo las aves han cambiado vidas" - dice Barbara. No solo han traído beneficios económicos a sus familias, pero han iniciado una nueva generación de conservacionistas y enriquecido las experiencias de sus visitantes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #543203; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: #543203;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b81119; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16pt;"&gt;09&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="color: #543203;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #543203; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;"&gt;CAMPAMENTO DE VERANO EN TEKIK – Creando oportunidades para los niños Mayas&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; word-wrap: break-word;"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TRpL21B01iI/AAAAAAAAAG8/6lq-dii6QfI/s1600/cuv+%252862%2529+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TRpL21B01iI/AAAAAAAAAG8/6lq-dii6QfI/s320/cuv+%252862%2529+%25282%2529.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Por primera vez, más de 550 niños de las comunidades rurales Mayas disfrutaron, de la mano de profesores especializados, &amp;nbsp;actividades enfocadas en diversas herramientas de vida como trabajo en equipo, sensibilidad artística, deportes y entrenamiento financiero. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; word-wrap: break-word;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;"&gt;Además de ejercitar el cuerpo y la mente, aprendieron prácticas responsables que les ayudarán a lo largo de su vida.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; word-wrap: break-word;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; word-wrap: break-word;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #333333; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ad0e1b; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #333333; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ad0e1b; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #333333; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ad0e1b; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ad0e1b; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: #333333;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ad0e1b; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16pt;"&gt;08&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;"&gt;KIUIC FASCINANTE– Arqueología privada&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TRpHcbG7_qI/AAAAAAAAAGU/Sae9WweT6Q4/s1600/Kiuic+-+copia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TRpHcbG7_qI/AAAAAAAAAGU/Sae9WweT6Q4/s1600/Kiuic+-+copia.jpg" style="cursor: move;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"&gt;Kiuic, un sitio Maya en las remotas colinas del área Puuc, es uno de los tesoros escondidos más fascinantes de la región. Guiados por el veterano arqueólogo Tomas Gallareta, descubrimos un mundo imponente de inesperada complejidad y misterio.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;"&gt;Este sitio es parte de una Reserva Bio Cultural protegida y constantemente alberga grupos de estudiantes de todo el mundo. Para aquellos que no son estudiantes, ya organizamos visitas limitadas a 25 personas para preservar el sitio .&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #333333; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #543203; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #333333; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #543203; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #543203; font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 10.5pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: #543203;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ad0e1b; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16pt;"&gt;07&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="color: #543203;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16pt;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;"&gt;NADO CON EL TIBURÓN BALLENA– Experiencia en las profundidades&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TRpJ-lmwlYI/AAAAAAAAAG4/yghpuYCfY6M/s1600/Tiburon+ballena.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="214" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TRpJ-lmwlYI/AAAAAAAAAG4/yghpuYCfY6M/s320/Tiburon+ballena.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #543203; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;N&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;o hay nada como verlas por primera vez. Son los peces más grandes que existen y su presencia impone. Imagine un pez de 7 a 10 metros de largo con una piel con hermosas hermosas que asemejan la piel de un leopardo. Ahora imagine nadar a su lado y por debajo. Después de un rato, el cuerpo se adapta a sus ritmos, patrones e incluso a sus vibraciones. Quizá desee comenzar a planear sus vacaciones, después de todo esta es una aventura que puede hacerse únicamente de Junio a Septiembre.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Por nuestra parte, esta es una experiencia que definitivamente repetirmos en 2011!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 10.5pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #543203; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #543203; font-size: 10.5pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #543203; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: #543203;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ad0e1b; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16pt;"&gt;06&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="color: #543203;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16pt;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;"&gt;LAS HACIENDAS - Con los pies en la tierra!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TRpHt0-E4-I/AAAAAAAAAGY/8Z47RpjA_Cc/s1600/hacienda+santarosa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="235" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TRpHt0-E4-I/AAAAAAAAAGY/8Z47RpjA_Cc/s320/hacienda+santarosa.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;"&gt;En 2010, &lt;a href="http://www.thehaciendas.net/"&gt;The Haciendas&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;no solo recibieron el prestigioso certificado Plata de Earth Check sino que también se hicieron ganadoras del premio Global Vision de Travel + Leisure por su grandiosa labor de rescate y preservación de edificios históricos así como su contribución con las comunidades Mayas. Sin duda, el proyecto de las Haciendas ha revitalizado áreas rurales completas del país y h&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;"&gt;a inspirado una nueva ola de turismo sustentable.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #543203; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #543203; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/global-vision-awards-2010/3"&gt;Haga click aquí para leer más!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #543203; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #543203; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ad0e1b; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ad0e1b; font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 21px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ad0e1b; font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 21px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ad0e1b; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16pt;"&gt;05&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;"&gt;LIBERANDO TORTUGAS – Dándole una mano a la naturaleza&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j1Y4u9Is42s/TRpH9ZfBg5I/AAAAAAAAAGc/MuSs7IgG3g4/s1600/celestunbabyturtles.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="242" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j1Y4u9Is42s/TRpH9ZfBg5I/AAAAAAAAAGc/MuSs7IgG3g4/s320/celestunbabyturtles.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;La tortuga Carey hembra llega a la costa a anidar por las noches de Abril a Junio. Cada año deja 100 huevos en un agujero que excava por sus pequeñas patas traseras durante 2 horas. Dos meses después, las crías de tortuga brotan de los huevos y es aquí cuando los humanos tienen la oportunidad darle una mano a la naturaleza.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Las pequeñas tortugas tienen solamente entre 0.07% y 1% de probabilidades de sobrevivir, por los animales depredadores.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; 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font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;"&gt;LA VIDA EN ROSA – El color de la naturaleza&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mnzWZ2oy5aE/TbBE6ad8DHI/AAAAAAAAAHk/DtNVzSlu5YE/s1600/Celestun012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mnzWZ2oy5aE/TbBE6ad8DHI/AAAAAAAAAHk/DtNVzSlu5YE/s320/Celestun012.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Al adentrarnos más y más en la laguna, comenzamos a preguntarnos: es el rosado lleno de vida? es el frágil ecosistema que representa?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;La realidad es que hay algo especial con el flamingo.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Celestún no es solamente el santuario de flamingos rosados más grande del Caribe - dependiendo del mes, alberga entre 10000 y 18000 especies- es un espectáculo natural sin igual en el Hemiferio Occidental, del que estamos agradecidos de ser testigos una y otra vez.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #543203; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #543203; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #543203; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #543203; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; 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font-size: 16pt;"&gt;03&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #226699; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18pt;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;"&gt;DESCUBRIENDO EL INFRAMUNDO -Los secretos de los cenotes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-08T7s5rgYAc/TbBHKg09Q6I/AAAAAAAAAHo/478LmK_nsOo/s1600/Xocempich005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-08T7s5rgYAc/TbBHKg09Q6I/AAAAAAAAAHo/478LmK_nsOo/s320/Xocempich005.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Considerados lugares sagrados por los Mayas, los&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;cenotes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;continúan revelando sus misterios poco a poco.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;El pasado Noviembre, cuatro cráneos y mandíbulas de una especie de oso que desapareció hace 11,300 años, fueron hallados en el fondo de un cenote en Yucatán. ¡Los únicos especímenes de su tipo descubiertos hasta ahora en esta región!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;"&gt;El descubrimiento fue hecho por el arqueólogo subacuático Guillermo de Anda y su equipo, quien en 2011 estará dirigiendo un taller de viaje de buceo en cenotes con Catherwood Travels!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #543203; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.inah.gob.mx/index.php/boletines/14-hallazgos/4680-descubren-en-cenote-restos-de-animal-extinto-se-trata-de-los-unicos-especimenes-de-su-tipo-encontrados-en-la-peninsula-de-yucatan-en-yucatan-descubren-en-cenote-restos-de-animal-extinto-arqueologos-subacuaticos-hallaron-cuatro-craneos-c"&gt;Haga click aquí para leer más&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #543203; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ad0e1b; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16pt;"&gt;02&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;"&gt;BICENTENRIO DE MEXICO – ¡Orgullosamente mexicanos!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TRpIn2feF1I/AAAAAAAAAGo/PrMMGoOsTUA/s1600/valladolid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="214" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TRpIn2feF1I/AAAAAAAAAGo/PrMMGoOsTUA/s320/valladolid.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;En 2010, Mexico conmemoró el Bicentenario de la Independencia. The Haciendas, La Fundación Haciendas y Catherwood Travels son parte de una compañía 100% mexicana, y aún cuando actualmente el país enfrenta importantes retos &amp;nbsp;nunca nos hemos sentido más orgullosos que hoy de pertenecer a un país lleno de historia, tradiciones y cultura como ningún otro.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Adéntrese a un viaje por el Mundo Maya y celebre con nosotros!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ad0e1b; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ad0e1b; font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 21px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ad0e1b; font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 21px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10.5pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #543203; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: #543203;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ad0e1b; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16pt;"&gt;01&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;"&gt;NUESTRAS EXPERIENCIAS JUNTOS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;"&gt;&lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"&gt;Más que nada, valoramos nuestros momentos con ustedes,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;"&gt;&lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"&gt;que han dejado en nuestras manos&amp;nbsp;su tiempo y a sus seres queridos.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;"&gt;&lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"&gt;Agradecemos a todos aquellos que han confiado en Catherwood Travels para vivir una inolvidable aventura por el Mundo Maya.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;"&gt;&lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"&gt;Muchas gracias y un maravilloso viaje en 2011.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;"&gt;Felices Fiestas&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3246862245697890120-8834474955895637039?l=catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/8834474955895637039'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/8834474955895637039'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/2010/12/nuestros-10-momentos-favoritos-de-2010.html' title='Nuestros 10 momentos favoritos de 2010'/><author><name>Catherwood Travels Team</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05011170852552442813</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='26' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TDuqaeeLsII/AAAAAAAAAAM/Suz58j9amqE/S220/logo+catherwood+final+color.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TRpJqZ2-LlI/AAAAAAAAAG0/7eAr4dAMW80/s72-c/Xchen003.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246862245697890120.post-767048379624070998</id><published>2010-12-28T12:35:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-10-22T10:39:05.428-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 10 Favorite Experiences of 2010</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;As we approach the end of the year, your Catherwood Travels team has been thinking of all that we have experienced through 2010. We are happy to share our selected collection of experiences that gave us joy and inspiration... we are sure they will inspire you too!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4d2205; font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b81119; font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 22px;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: #b81119;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b81119; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16.5pt;"&gt;10&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;COMMUNING WITH THE BIRDS… In Maya&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b81119; font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;  &lt;span style="color: #543203; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b81119; font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #543203; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TRpJqZ2-LlI/AAAAAAAAAG0/7eAr4dAMW80/s1600/Xchen003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TRpJqZ2-LlI/AAAAAAAAAG0/7eAr4dAMW80/s320/Xchen003.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;By sharing her knowledge of the Yucatan’s incredible bird variety – some 550 bird species have been registered, which represents 50% of all the birds in Mexico – bird expert Barbara MacKinnon brought economic growth and renewed sense of pride to the Maya gardeners at The Haciendas. “I’ve seen how birds have changed lives” – says Barbara. Not only have they brought economic benefits to numerous families, but they’ve served as the basis for a new generation of conservationists and enrich visitor experiences as well.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: #543203; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: #543203;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b81119; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16pt;"&gt;09&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="color: #543203;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #543203; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;TEKIK DE REGIL SUMMER CAMP – Creating opportunities for Maya children&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; word-wrap: break-word;"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TRpL21B01iI/AAAAAAAAAG8/6lq-dii6QfI/s1600/cuv+%252862%2529+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TRpL21B01iI/AAAAAAAAAG8/6lq-dii6QfI/s320/cuv+%252862%2529+%25282%2529.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;For&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;the first time, more than 550 children from Mayan rural communities enjoyed multiple weeks of half-day outdoor activities, led by specialized teachers who focused on life skills including teamwork, artistic sensibility, sports and personal finance training. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; word-wrap: break-word;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;As the kids exercised their bodies and minds they learned practical responses to the challenges they face in their daily lives.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; word-wrap: break-word;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; word-wrap: break-word;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #333333; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ad0e1b; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #333333; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ad0e1b; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #333333; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ad0e1b; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ad0e1b; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: #333333;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ad0e1b; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16pt;"&gt;08&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;FASCINATING KIUIC – Private archeology view&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TRpHcbG7_qI/AAAAAAAAAGU/Sae9WweT6Q4/s1600/Kiuic+-+copia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TRpHcbG7_qI/AAAAAAAAAGU/Sae9WweT6Q4/s1600/Kiuic+-+copia.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"&gt;Kiuic, a Maya site in the Yucatan’s remote Puuc hills is one of the region’s most impressive hidden gems. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Led by veteran archaeologist Tomas Gallareta, we discovered a world of imposing urbanity, unexpected complexity, and not a little mystery.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"&gt;The site is part of a protected Bio Cultural Reserve and houses rotating groups of students from all over the world.&amp;nbsp;For non-students, we are now arranging visits limited to a minimum-impact 25.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #333333; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #543203; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #333333; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #543203; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #333333; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #543203; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #333333; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #543203; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 10.5pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: #543203;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ad0e1b; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16pt;"&gt;07&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="color: #543203;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16pt;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;SWIMMING WITH WHALE SHARKS – A deeper adventure&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TRpJ-lmwlYI/AAAAAAAAAG4/yghpuYCfY6M/s1600/Tiburon+ballena.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="214" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TRpJ-lmwlYI/AAAAAAAAAG4/yghpuYCfY6M/s320/Tiburon+ballena.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 10.5pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;There’s nothing like seeing them for the first time. They’re the biggest fish on earth (that’s the shark part), but there’s also a lot of whale. Imagine a fish that’s 25 or 30 feet long, with a beautiful spotted pattern like a leopard. Now imagine swimming both beside and above them. After a while, you adapt to the sharks’ rhythms, patterns and even vibe. You might want to start planning your trip as this is a seasoned adventure that goes on from June to September.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 10.5pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;This is a 2010 experience we’re definitely living again in 2011!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 10.5pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #543203; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #543203; font-size: 10.5pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #543203; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #543203; font-size: 10.5pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #543203; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: #543203;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ad0e1b; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16pt;"&gt;06&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="color: #543203;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16pt;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;THE HACIENDAS DOING IT ALL – And keeping it real!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TRpHt0-E4-I/AAAAAAAAAGY/8Z47RpjA_Cc/s1600/hacienda+santarosa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="235" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TRpHt0-E4-I/AAAAAAAAAGY/8Z47RpjA_Cc/s320/hacienda+santarosa.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;In 2010, &lt;a href="http://www.thehaciendas.net/"&gt;The Haciendas&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;have not only received the prestigious Silver Bronze Certificate from the Earth Check but also have been acknowledged by Travel + Leisure magazine with the award Global Vision labor of rescue and preservation of their colonial buildings as well as the fostering of the Mayan country-side communities in the area. The reconstruction of these five colonial states has ended up revitalizing entire areas of rural Mexico and has inspired a wave of community-focused tourism.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #543203; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #543203; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/global-vision-awards-2010/3"&gt;Click here to read more!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #543203; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #543203; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ad0e1b; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ad0e1b; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ad0e1b; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16pt;"&gt;05&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;RELEASING BABY TURTLES – Giving Nature a hand&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TRpH9ZfBg5I/AAAAAAAAAGc/rjJBzXNrZ54/s1600/celestunbabyturtles.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="242" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TRpH9ZfBg5I/AAAAAAAAAGc/rjJBzXNrZ54/s320/celestunbabyturtles.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;A female Carey sea turtle arrives ashore at her nesting beach at night in the months from April to June. Every year she drops about 100 eggs into a hole that she has excavated with her back legs over about 2 hours.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Two months later the babies break free from their eggs and humans have a chance to give nature a hand. A very useful hand. This species is seriously endangered and threatened. They only have between 0.07% and 1% chances of survival, because of predatory animals.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;As guests of our partner &lt;a href="http://www.ecoparaiso.com/"&gt;Eco Paraiso&lt;/a&gt; hotel, we got to carry them from the nest to the beach, so they can start their journey to the deep Sea.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="color: #543203; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #543203; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #543203; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #543203; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ad0e1b; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TRpIJMCkNgI/AAAAAAAAAGg/FE2FoK_JP_8/s1600/celestun2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="212" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TRpIJMCkNgI/AAAAAAAAAGg/FE2FoK_JP_8/s320/celestun2.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ad0e1b; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16pt;"&gt;04&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;LIFE IN PINK – THE COLOR OF NATURE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;As we advanced further down the lagoon, we started wondering: Is it the bright pink color? Is it the fragile ecosystem it represents? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;The truth is there’s just something about the flamingo.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Celestun is not only the largest pink flamingo sanctuary in the Caribbean – depending on the calendar month, numbers vary between 10000 and 18000 flamingos – it is a natural spectacle unduplicated in the Western Hemisphere we’re proud to have witnessed again and again.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="color: #543203; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #543203; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #543203; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #543203; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #543203; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #543203; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ad0e1b; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ad0e1b; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16pt;"&gt;03&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #226699; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18pt;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;UNDERWORLD DISCOVERIES – The secrets of the cenotes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-08T7s5rgYAc/TbBHKg09Q6I/AAAAAAAAAHo/478LmK_nsOo/s1600/Xocempich005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-08T7s5rgYAc/TbBHKg09Q6I/AAAAAAAAAHo/478LmK_nsOo/s320/Xocempich005.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Considered sacred places by the Mayans, the &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;cenotes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt; still continue to reveal their mysteries little by little.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Last November, four complete skulls and jaws of an extinct species of bear that disappeared&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;11,300 years ago were found in the bed of a &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;cenote&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt; in the Yucatan - the only specimens of their type found until now in this region of the country!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;The discovery was made by underwater archaeologist Guillermo de Anda and his team, who in 2011 will be leading a cenote diving study tour for Catherwood Travels!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #543203; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://americanarchaeologist.com/archives/2185"&gt;Click here to read more!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="color: #543203; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #543203; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ad0e1b; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16pt;"&gt;02&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;MEXICO’S BICENTENNIAL – Proudly Mexican!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TRpIn2feF1I/AAAAAAAAAGo/PrMMGoOsTUA/s1600/valladolid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="214" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TRpIn2feF1I/AAAAAAAAAGo/PrMMGoOsTUA/s320/valladolid.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;In 2010, Mexico commemorated the Bicentennial of the beginning of National Independence. The Haciendas, The Haciendas Foundation and Catherwood Travels are part of a 100% Mexican company and while is true that&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;our country is currently confronting difficult challenges,&amp;nbsp;we’ve never felt prouder of being part of a country full of history, traditions and culture like no other.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"&gt;Immerse yourself in the flavors and colors of the Mayan World and travel with us&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="color: #543203; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ad0e1b; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #543203; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ad0e1b; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10.5pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #543203; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: #543203;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ad0e1b; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16pt;"&gt;01&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"&gt;OUR EXPERIENCES TOGETHER&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, serif;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 10.5pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"&gt;&lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"&gt;Most of all, we treasure our moments with you, who left in our hands your time and loved ones.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 10.5pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"&gt;&lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"&gt;Our thoughts turn gratefully to those who have trusted Catherwood Travels with a wonderful adventure through the Mayan World.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 10.5pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"&gt;&lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"&gt;We thank you and wish you a wonderful journey through 2011.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 10.5pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06; 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font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;A lifetime of enchantment: Izamal and its hidden treasures&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;by Claudia Madrazo&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TQq5I792HBI/AAAAAAAAAGI/0cqYv50ZdS0/s1600/Izamal-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="212" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TQq5I792HBI/AAAAAAAAAGI/0cqYv50ZdS0/s320/Izamal-2.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;When you think about Izamal&lt;/b&gt;, you visualize the yellow city and its imposing convent. Yet most visitors (and some locals) have very little idea of the wonders and mysteries the city hides.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;That magnificent convent, &amp;nbsp;of course, is one of Izamal's wonders. It features one of the most extraordinary central courtyards of any church in the world. But Izamal hides numerous other treasures that got beyond what meets the eye.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;Izamal fascinated me from my first visit. Yet though I've been going there for fifteen years, I have to admit it took a little while for me to realize just how unusual and exceptional the town really was. Yes, it always felt mysterious and strange, but I never quite knew why.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;In Izamal, the past and the present coexist just as they do in Rome. Everyday activities play out beneath pyramids and ancient ruins spread all over the city. Locals jog at the Itzamatul ruins or take their girlfriends for a romantic walk at Kinich Kakmo Pyramid the same way Romans run in the Forum, or stroll about the Baths of Caracalla.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TQq44ewna2I/AAAAAAAAAGE/QB8bKdkCUDw/s1600/Izamal-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="212" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TQq44ewna2I/AAAAAAAAAGE/QB8bKdkCUDw/s320/Izamal-1.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;In fact, in Izamal you'll find pyramids around the corner from the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;tortilleria, &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;across from the local market, and in the back yards of almost every house on the town plaza. There's even one in the Folk Art Museum's courtyard. It sounds surreal, and it feel surreal, too.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Izamal is the only place in the Yucatan where there's a pyramid no matter where you look&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;. There are more than 140, all integrated into the contemporary town, where 30,000 descendants of the ancient Maya see this as no more than a part of daily life.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;Along Izamal's magical and vibrant yellow streets, visitors encounter grand old homes and&amp;nbsp;colonial&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-style: normal;"&gt;façades&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-style: normal;"&gt;, with curious details carved into their portals and doors. &lt;b&gt;It's a real, fascinating town, with local markets and colorful, authentic stores&lt;/b&gt; that still serve the non-touristy, day-to-day needs and tastes of the locals (even if they are a delight to visitors).&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-style: normal;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-style: normal;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;As you wander around town, it's easy to meet Izamal's master craftsmen. Take a horse-drawn carriage and follow the route that leads to their homes and workshops.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;i style="font-style: normal; line-height: 15px;"&gt;Don Felix, a local medicine man, has a lifelong history of healing with plants, hisgrandfather was a healer and passed his profession on to him, starting when he was nine. At Don Felix's place, you'll find a Maya herbal&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"&gt;apothecary&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;i style="font-style: normal; line-height: 15px;"&gt;, the family-tended herb harden and -why ask why- piñatas at certain times of the year. Done Felix's wife runs an embroidery workshop as well, and sells exquisite dresses, blouses and &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;i style="line-height: 15px;"&gt;guayaberas&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;i style="font-style: normal; line-height: 15px;"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TQq5mA1r5HI/AAAAAAAAAGM/FY85oA9llqU/s1600/Izamal007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="212" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TQq5mA1r5HI/AAAAAAAAAGM/FY85oA9llqU/s320/Izamal007.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;i style="font-style: normal; line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i style="font-style: normal; line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;Jeweler Don Estevan, a character if there ever was one, takes great pride in his work -and his life story is unique and moving as his most precious jewels. He frequently sings to visitors as he takes them around the workshop and explains his creative process. You can tell he loves every aspect of his work.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i style="font-style: normal; line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i style="font-style: normal; line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;Gabriel, a young wood carver, more timid and shy, has a very gifted hand. His sculptures add real life to the wood that is his raw material.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i style="font-style: normal; line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i style="font-style: normal; line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;To get a deeper appreciation of Mexican handicrafts, head to Izamal's beautiful Centro Cultural y Artesanal museum and cultural center. A limeade on the museum's tranquil patio is a great break from the heat.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i style="font-style: normal; line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i style="font-style: normal; line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;Discover Izamal and its hidden wonders: people, places, quaint details and arresting design, plus the legends and stories that infuse its entire atmosphere. Once it captures your imagination, its enchantment lures you to stay a weekend, a month or even a lifetime, if only in your dreams.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i style="font-style: normal; line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; -------------&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i style="font-style: normal; line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;i style="font-style: normal; line-height: 15px;"&gt;-IZAMAL, NOT FAR FROM MERIDA IN THE CENTER OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA, IS A LEGENDARY CITY AND THE HOLY PLACE WHERE ITZAMNA, MAYA GOD OF WISDOM, ART, LANGUAGE AND CULTURE, WAS BORN. AS A CITY IT EMERGED AROUND 600 BC AND WAS AN IMPORTANT&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"&gt;PILGRIMAGE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;i style="font-style: normal; line-height: 15px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;SITE AT THE SAME TIME OF THE SPANISH CONQUEST.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;i style="font-style: normal; line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;How about your private villa in Izamal? Visit: www.privatevillasandhaciendas.com or contact your Catherwood Travel expert!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3246862245697890120-9130827653003959890?l=catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/feeds/9130827653003959890/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/2010/12/lifetime-of-enchantment-izamal-and-its.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/9130827653003959890'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/9130827653003959890'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/2010/12/lifetime-of-enchantment-izamal-and-its.html' title='A lifetime of enchantment: Izamal and its hidden treasures'/><author><name>Catherwood Travels Team</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05011170852552442813</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='26' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TDuqaeeLsII/AAAAAAAAAAM/Suz58j9amqE/S220/logo+catherwood+final+color.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TQq5I792HBI/AAAAAAAAAGI/0cqYv50ZdS0/s72-c/Izamal-2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246862245697890120.post-3831956830267994615</id><published>2010-10-28T09:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-28T10:27:53.319-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Meet our experts: Julia Miller, archaeologist</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TMmqxJ-wWYI/AAAAAAAAAGA/NSIEuFwcd-k/s1600/Julia+Miller.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TMmqxJ-wWYI/AAAAAAAAAGA/NSIEuFwcd-k/s320/Julia+Miller.jpg" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;Dr. Julia Miller is an archaeologist with more than 20 years' experience in Mesoamerica. She started her work in non-Maya areas of Honduras and then moved to Copan (Honduras), Xunantunich (Belize), and Palenque (Mexico) while completing her PhD at the University of Pennsylvania (2008). Her specialty is ancient Maya architecture. At Palenque, she participated in renowned discoveries like the Stucco Panel, the Carved Stone Panel and Throne, and the Tomb of the Murals. Her exceptional knowledge of both ancient and modern Maya culture is key to her development of new destinations and experiences for travelers to the Maya world.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;"My goal has always been to help visitors see the extraordinary interconnectedness of the Yucatan: the way ancient blends with modern, the way nature and climate influence art, architecture and food, the way human civilizations, past and present, recognize their inextricable links to nature. With Catherwood, my groups experience this world directly, using all five senses, in a way conventional tours just can't. It's an amazing privilege - for visitors, of course, but for me, too." - DR. JULIA MILLER&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"&gt;DR. JULIA MILLER es una arqueóloga con más de 20 años de experiencia en Mesoamérica. Empezó su trabajo en áreas no Mayas en Honduras y posteriormente inició trabajos en Copan (Honduras), Xunantunich (Belice) y Palenque (Mexico) mientras lograba su doctorado en la Universidad de Pennsylvannia (2008). Su especialidad es en la antigua arquitectura Maya. En Palenque, participó en los reconocidos descubrimientos del Panel de Estuco, el Trono Labrado y la Tumba de los Murales. Su conocimiento excepcional de la cultura antigua y moderna de los Mayas es clave para el desarrollo de nuevas experiencias para los viajeros que recorren esta región.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;"Mi objetivo siempre ha sido ayudar a los visitantes a descubrir la extraordinaria interconexión en Yucatán: la manera en que lo antiguo se mezcla con lo moderno, la manera en que la naturaleza y el clima han influenciado el arte y la forma en la que las civilizaciones humanas - pasadas y presentes - reconocen su innegable relación con la naturaleza. Con Catherwood, mis grupos viven estas experiencias con los cinco sentidos, en una manera que los tours convencionales no pueden. Es un privilegio innegable para los visitantes, pero por supuesto, para mí también." - DR. JULIA MILLER&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3246862245697890120-3831956830267994615?l=catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/3831956830267994615'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/3831956830267994615'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/2010/10/meet-our-experts-julia-miller.html' title='Meet our experts: Julia Miller, archaeologist'/><author><name>Catherwood Travels Team</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05011170852552442813</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='26' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TDuqaeeLsII/AAAAAAAAAAM/Suz58j9amqE/S220/logo+catherwood+final+color.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TMmqxJ-wWYI/AAAAAAAAAGA/NSIEuFwcd-k/s72-c/Julia+Miller.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246862245697890120.post-7084625941326333035</id><published>2010-10-28T09:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-28T10:19:04.724-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Yucatan'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Chiapas'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Alfonso Morales'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Maya'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Honduras'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Guatemala'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Belize'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='archaeology'/><title type='text'>Meet our experts: Alfonso Morales, archaeologist</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TMmmv_kBHhI/AAAAAAAAAF8/OIKj9OAlF3M/s1600/Alfonso+Morales.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TMmmv_kBHhI/AAAAAAAAAF8/OIKj9OAlF3M/s320/Alfonso+Morales.JPG" width="308" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;ALFONSO MORALES&lt;/b&gt; is an archaeologist with &lt;u&gt;more than 30 years' experience in Maya studies&lt;/u&gt;. He started as an assistant to Merle Greene Robertson recording art at Palenque, and went on to receive his MA at The University of Texas, Austin, in 1998. He has excavated at Copan (Honduras), Caracol (Belize), and most recently was Principal Investigator for the Grupo de las Cruces project at Palenque (Mexico). &lt;u&gt;During the Palenque excavations, the team found spectacular painted stucco and carved stone panels&lt;/u&gt;, the Temple XIX &lt;i&gt;Carved Stone Throne&lt;/i&gt;, and Temple XX's &lt;i&gt;Tomb of the Murals&lt;/i&gt;. Alfonso is also a federally licensed expert tour guide, with over 30 years' experience leading groups to Maya sites as well as on other historical and ecological expeditions in Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;"The fact that archaeologists in the Yucatan make new discoveries almost every month means my work is always interesting - and never finished. Forget about dusty museums and libraries! What Catherwood visitors see is no exhibition. It's real, cutting-edge science. In the field, and often at sites we've never explored before. The work we do here has implications for scientists and scholars all over the world." - ALFONSO MORALES&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;ALFONSO MORALES es un arqueólogo con más de 30 años de experiencia en estudios de la civilización Maya. Empezó su carrera como asistente de Merle Greene Robinson estudiando el arte de Palenque y continuó sus estudios para obtener un MA en la Universidad de Texas, Austin, en 1998. Ha realizado excavaciones en Copan (Honduras), Caracol (Belice) y recientemente dirigió el Grupo de las Cruces en Palenque (México). Durante las excavaciones en Palenque, el equipo encontró espectaculares paneles de estuco ricamente pintados, un panel labrado y un trono en el Templo XIX, así como la cripta de los murales en el Templo XX. Alfonso tiene una gran experiencia como guía de turistas con más de 30 años liderando viajes de estudios históricos y arqueológicos en sitios Maya en México, así como en Guatemala y Honduras.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;“El hecho de que los arqueólogos en Yucatán hagas nuevos descubrimientos casi cada mes hace que mi trabajo sea siempre interesante y nunca terminado. ¡Olvídense de los museos polvorientos y las bibliotecas! Lo que los viajeros de Catherwood ven no es meramente una exhibición, es real, es innovador. En el campo, visitamos sitios que nunca antes habían sido explorados. El trabajo que hacemos aquí tiene implicaciones para los científicos y estudiantes de todo el mundo.” – ALFONSO MORALES&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3246862245697890120-7084625941326333035?l=catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/7084625941326333035'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/7084625941326333035'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/2010/10/meet-our-experts-alfonso-morales.html' title='Meet our experts: Alfonso Morales, archaeologist'/><author><name>Catherwood Travels Team</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05011170852552442813</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='26' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TDuqaeeLsII/AAAAAAAAAAM/Suz58j9amqE/S220/logo+catherwood+final+color.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TMmmv_kBHhI/AAAAAAAAAF8/OIKj9OAlF3M/s72-c/Alfonso+Morales.JPG' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246862245697890120.post-4084042904827134154</id><published>2010-09-23T15:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-23T15:52:39.436-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cuevas'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Alfonso Morales'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oxkintok'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Maya'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Arqueología'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Yucatán'/><title type='text'>Usil: un viaje al inframundo Maya</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;Nuestro arqueólogo Alfonso Morales, se lanzó a la aventura a descubrir una de las cuevas que forman parte del inframundo Maya.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aktún Usil&lt;/strong&gt; (Lugar donde se ve el soplido de la pintura) es un sitio poco visitado, ideal para explorar y estratégicamente ubicado a solo dos kilómetros de la zona arqueológica de Oxkintok y las grutas de Calcehtok. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TJvYdUOca-I/AAAAAAAAAFM/Vj-__IzTpl8/s1600/Isil8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="266" px="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TJvYdUOca-I/AAAAAAAAAFM/Vj-__IzTpl8/s400/Isil8.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif; font-size: xx-small;"&gt;Usil: acceso al&amp;nbsp;Inframundo Maya&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;Esta es una de las cuevas más interesantes en la región sur de Yucatán y está resguardada por un miembro de la comunidad ejidal quien también funge como guía del lugar.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;Fue descubierto por cuatro ejidatarios del lugar y se encuentra en el municipio de Maxcanú. El acceso es fácil para los exploradores.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;El techo es de la primera bóveda es &lt;strong&gt;simplemente impresionante&lt;/strong&gt;, tiene una altura aproximada de doce metros y está &lt;span style="color: #f9cb9c;"&gt;lleno de pinturas de símbolos mayas&lt;/span&gt; – ranas, tortugas, en honor a Chac, el dios de la lluvia, así como jeroglíficos y números. Es difícil asignar un período en la historia – por su sencillez pueden ser elementos tempranos como del Posclásico -.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;﻿ &lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TJvY0DKKuII/AAAAAAAAAFU/2yX1VVjG720/s1600/Isil1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="266" px="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TJvY0DKKuII/AAAAAAAAAFU/2yX1VVjG720/s400/Isil1.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;"&gt;Simbología maya&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;Alfonso nos cuenta: "Por la posición de estos elementos en la cúpula, &lt;strong&gt;tenemos la sensación de que estamos osbervando un cosmograma&lt;/strong&gt; creado por los antiguos habitantes de origen Maya"&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;En la segunda parte del recorrido se observan restos de cerámicas, huellas de animales e incluso piedras labradas. Se tiene una mejor iluminación gracias a unas aperturas en el cielo de la cueva por donde bajan unas bellas raíces. En este lugar, en los muros y piedras encontramos elementos iconográficos difíciles de reconocer pero claramente se ven figuras de animales. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TJvZSdrYblI/AAAAAAAAAFk/KluZ5fKj4aM/s1600/Isil5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="266" px="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TJvZSdrYblI/AAAAAAAAAFk/KluZ5fKj4aM/s400/Isil5.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Piedras labradas&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TJvZf5nAnHI/AAAAAAAAAFs/i6-m1YpQ-DY/s1600/Isil7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="266" px="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TJvZf5nAnHI/AAAAAAAAAFs/i6-m1YpQ-DY/s400/Isil7.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Cerámicas y piedras labradas&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;La parte más emocionante&lt;/strong&gt; se encuentra justo al entrar a la tercera bóveda y ver unas manos “sopladas” en el techo, mismas que dan nombre al lugar.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;Las maravillas que el sitio&amp;nbsp;encierra se resume en las palabras de Alfonso: "&lt;em&gt;Es posible que en las diferentes épocas del año, en los lugares que se proyecta la luz solar desde el lado este, la localización de los grabados en piedra pueda coincidir con una &lt;strong&gt;alineación solar&lt;/strong&gt; en momentos importantes para la &lt;strong&gt;astronomía&lt;/strong&gt; y una relación a las fechas asociadas con la &lt;strong&gt;agricultura&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;".&lt;/span&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TJvZzlwu_NI/AAAAAAAAAF0/-m1T2yqD2KI/s1600/Isil4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="266" px="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TJvZzlwu_NI/AAAAAAAAAF0/-m1T2yqD2KI/s400/Isil4.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Manos sopladas&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3246862245697890120-4084042904827134154?l=catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/4084042904827134154'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/4084042904827134154'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/2010/09/usil-un-viaje-al-inframundo-maya.html' title='Usil: un viaje al inframundo Maya'/><author><name>Catherwood Travels Team</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05011170852552442813</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='26' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TDuqaeeLsII/AAAAAAAAAAM/Suz58j9amqE/S220/logo+catherwood+final+color.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TJvYdUOca-I/AAAAAAAAAFM/Vj-__IzTpl8/s72-c/Isil8.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246862245697890120.post-1485454454483647115</id><published>2010-08-30T14:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-30T14:09:56.315-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Coba y Laguna Chabela: un proyecto comunitario</title><content type='html'>&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/THwKaApQ7AI/AAAAAAAAAEM/6sGNZL3QULg/s1600/_DSC9536.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="266" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/THwKaApQ7AI/AAAAAAAAAEM/6sGNZL3QULg/s400/_DSC9536.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Cobá, un sitio arqueológico fascinante&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;Cuando entramos en contacto con la gente de la comunidad de la Laguna Chabela, ubicada a un paso del sitio arqueológico de Cobá, tenían más de un año intentando hacer de sus tierras ejidales –que albergan tres hermosas lagunas– un lugar atractivo para el turismo. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;Los ejidatarios son todos descendientes de los mayas que ocuparon antiguamente la región y construyeron las ciudades cuyos vestigios hoy nos llenan de asombro.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/THwK0m6nxoI/AAAAAAAAAEU/tFof6H3PXyc/s1600/_DSC9545.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="266" ox="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/THwK0m6nxoI/AAAAAAAAAEU/tFof6H3PXyc/s400/_DSC9545.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Una travesía llena de aventura&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;El gran potencial del lugar para realizar un proyecto turístico de bajo impacto ambiental era evidente, de modo que nos propusimos de inmediato acompañarlos asesorándolos en el diseño –empleando un modelo ecológico que se sirve de los materiales de la región– y en el entrenamiento del personal.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;La comunidad nos ha sorprendido por su determinación; no es gente que se dé por vencida. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;Quienes están participando en el proyecto trabajan de lunes a sábado en sus labores habituales, y dedican sólo el domingo al proyecto. La semana pasada –unos doce meses después de haber entrado en contacto–, los visitamos para ver el avance de las obras de infraestructura y continuar con nuestra asesoría. Nos encontramos con que están por concluir la fase de construcción de la infraestructura: una gran champa en la entrada, sanitarios y vestidores, un muelle y una mesa. Dado semejante progreso, optamos por comenzar la fase de entrenamiento para el montaje y el servicio.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/THwLP7jF5FI/AAAAAAAAAEc/pWpXx0s4CLs/s1600/_DSC9656.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="266" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/THwLP7jF5FI/AAAAAAAAAEc/pWpXx0s4CLs/s400/_DSC9656.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;La comunidad maya de Laguna Chabela&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;Esta comunidad está comprometida y trabajando duramente para empezar a recibir viajeros a partir de la temporada de invierno. En Catherwood nos sentimos entusiasmados y orgullosos al poder sumar un servicio más en el que una comunidad maya se beneficia directamente con la visita de nuestros viajeros. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;Vamos a promover la Laguna Chabela y la visita al sitio arqueológico de Cobá en dos rutas:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/THwLtbIrg6I/AAAAAAAAAEk/fOaCyuLb5xs/s1600/_DSC9695.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/THwLtbIrg6I/AAAAAAAAAEk/fOaCyuLb5xs/s320/_DSC9695.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;La Laguna: una invitación de la naturaleza&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;• Day tour desde Mérida a Cancún, Tulum y Playa del Carmen&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;• Route Tour de Mérida a Cancún y la Riviera Maya, y viceversa&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;En la Laguna Chabela nuestros viajeros van a tener acceso exclusivo para nadar y podrán disfrutar un variado menú de comida típica de la región acompañada de tortillas de maíz hechas a mano, y servida en medias jícaras, costumbre anterior al uso de la cerámica.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/THwdP5i3EjI/AAAAAAAAAEs/OjwfSJn4SXs/s1600/_DSC9745.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="266" ox="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/THwdP5i3EjI/AAAAAAAAAEs/OjwfSJn4SXs/s400/_DSC9745.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Un proyecto comunitario&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3246862245697890120-1485454454483647115?l=catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/feeds/1485454454483647115/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/2010/08/coba-y-laguna-chabela-un-proyecto.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/1485454454483647115'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/1485454454483647115'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/2010/08/coba-y-laguna-chabela-un-proyecto.html' title='Coba y Laguna Chabela: un proyecto comunitario'/><author><name>Catherwood Travels Team</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05011170852552442813</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='26' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TDuqaeeLsII/AAAAAAAAAAM/Suz58j9amqE/S220/logo+catherwood+final+color.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/THwKaApQ7AI/AAAAAAAAAEM/6sGNZL3QULg/s72-c/_DSC9536.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246862245697890120.post-5504271919388667648</id><published>2010-08-11T08:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-11T08:36:50.227-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hacienda'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Yucatan'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2012'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Maya'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='archaeology'/><title type='text'>Maya Civilization &amp; 2012</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TGK_iOi2tKI/AAAAAAAAADA/seFoyB_ogo8/s1600/Mayapan-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="212" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TGK_iOi2tKI/AAAAAAAAADA/seFoyB_ogo8/s320/Mayapan-2.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #783f04;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WHAT DOES DECEMBER 21, 2012 REALLY MEAN?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; It marks the end of a cycle in the ancient Maya calendar that has been associated with the end of the world. But &lt;strong&gt;why did the Maya choose that date&lt;/strong&gt; and what does it signify today? &lt;strong&gt;Explore Maya time and prophecy as only Catherwood travelers can&lt;/strong&gt;. Learn about ancient Maya writing, calendar systems and astronomy. And "extracurriculars" at spectacular private Hacienda Itzincab and incredible local cuisines, splendid gardens and refreshing pools, makes your &lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;learning adventure unlike any other in the world&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #783f04;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;¿QUE REPRESENTA EL 21 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2012?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Se trata del término de un ciclo en el calendario maya, que se ha asociado con el fin del mundo. Pero, ¿&lt;strong&gt;por qué los antiguos mayas precisaron esa fecha&lt;/strong&gt; y qué representaba para ellos? &lt;strong&gt;Conozca la cuenta del tiempo y la profecía de los mayas&lt;/strong&gt; de boca de especialistas en la cosmogonía y la cultura maya. Aprenda acerca de su escritura, su calendario y conocimiento astronómico; visite sitios arqueológicos y durante el curso, disfrute de una estadía de cinco estrellas en una hacienda privada, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;una experiencia sin precedentes&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;!&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Georgia, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;"&gt;Catherwood Travels, invites you to a bespoke travel experience unlike any other in Mexico, gives you all the facts for 2012 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Georgia, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Catherwood Travels prepara una experiencia a la medida para darle toda la información sobre el significado del año 2012 en la cosmogonía maya. Su aventura no termina al salir Yucatán... porque el conocimiento es para toda la vida!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #e69138;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WORKSHOP DETAILS:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia;"&gt;Conducted in english: 10 - 15 Oct 2010, from $1390 USD per person&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia;"&gt;Impartido en español:12&amp;nbsp;- 17 Sept, 2010&amp;nbsp;desde $15960 pesos por persona.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia;"&gt;Includes: 5 nights at private Hacienda Itzincab, transfers from / to airport of Merida, 5 breakfasts, 5 meals, 5 dinners; 5 days of guided excursions to archeological sites and 5 conferences with an archeologist.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia;"&gt;Incluye: 5 noches en la hacienda privada Itzincab, transporte desde/hacia aeropuerto de Mérida, 5 desayunos, 5 almuerzos, 5 cenas, 5 días de excursiones guiadas a zonas arqueológicas y 5 conferencias con arqueólogo.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #e69138;"&gt;For alternative dates, private groups or further information contact us or consult your travel specialist! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:reservations@catherwoodtravels.com"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #e69138;"&gt;reservations@catherwoodtravels.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color: #e69138;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #e69138;"&gt;Para diferentes fechas, grupos privados o más información contáctanos o consulta a tu especialista en viajes! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:reservations@catherwoodtravels.com"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #e69138;"&gt;reservations@catherwoodtravels.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color: #e69138;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3246862245697890120-5504271919388667648?l=catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/feeds/5504271919388667648/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/2010/08/maya-civilization-2012.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/5504271919388667648'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/5504271919388667648'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/2010/08/maya-civilization-2012.html' title='Maya Civilization &amp; 2012'/><author><name>Catherwood Travels Team</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05011170852552442813</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='26' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TDuqaeeLsII/AAAAAAAAAAM/Suz58j9amqE/S220/logo+catherwood+final+color.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TGK_iOi2tKI/AAAAAAAAADA/seFoyB_ogo8/s72-c/Mayapan-2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246862245697890120.post-6738903576885801467</id><published>2010-08-06T16:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-06T16:56:06.260-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A Wonderful Summer Camp!  Un Campamento de Verano Maravilloso!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TFyf6K9zcwI/AAAAAAAAACw/Jse-HcjpmA4/s1600/cuv+(62)+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" bx="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TFyf6K9zcwI/AAAAAAAAACw/Jse-HcjpmA4/s320/cuv+(62)+(2).jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #7f6000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CONGRATULATIONS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt; TO&amp;nbsp;FUNDACION ANDAR&lt;/strong&gt;! This &lt;span style="color: #bf9000;"&gt;100% mexican foundation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #7f6000;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;succesfully finished&lt;/span&gt; for a second consecutive year a &lt;span style="color: #bf9000;"&gt;summercamp in the Mayan rural communities&lt;/span&gt; of Yucatan, benefiting &lt;span style="color: #bf9000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;more than 500 children&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #7f6000;"&gt;One of this summer camps took place in &lt;span style="color: #bf9000;"&gt;Hacienda Tekik de Regil&lt;/span&gt;, a private property member of&amp;nbsp;Catherwood's collection. The mission? To educate in order to reduce the enormous disparity between the opportunities available to the rich and the poor respectively in the children of Mexico. The&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #bf9000;"&gt; result? More than 150 kids played, had fun and gained a learning opportunity! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #7f6000;"&gt;The&amp;nbsp;summer camp&amp;nbsp;focused its support in four sectors: health, education, sport and social development. With the&amp;nbsp;help of a talented staff who donated their time, skills and good will; the summer camp was a total success and we are already looking forward to support the 2011 edition. Catherwood Travels congratulates all those involved and wishes great success for many years to come!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #7f6000;"&gt;To learn more about Fundacion Andar please visit &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.fundacionandar.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #7f6000;"&gt;Fundacion Andar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TFyfffEy8bI/AAAAAAAAACo/3sHXvJAaUSs/s1600/cuv+(27).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" bx="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TFyfffEy8bI/AAAAAAAAACo/3sHXvJAaUSs/s320/cuv+(27).jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FELICIDADES A FUNDACION ANDAR&lt;/strong&gt;! Esta &lt;span style="color: #bf9000;"&gt;fundación 100% mexicana&lt;/span&gt; terminó por segundo año consecutivo un &lt;span style="color: #bf9000;"&gt;campamento de verano en las comunidades rurales Mayas de &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #bf9000;"&gt;Yu&lt;/span&gt;catán, beneficiando a más de 500 niños!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;Una de las sedes de este campamento fue la &lt;span style="color: #bf9000;"&gt;Hacienda Tekik de Regil&lt;/span&gt;, una propiedad privada de la colección de Catherwood Travels. La misión? Educar y contribuir a romper el ciclo intergeneracional de la pobreza en las comunidades rurales. &lt;span style="color: #bf9000;"&gt;El resultado? Más de 150 niños jugaron, se divirtieron y obtuvieron una oportunidad de aprendizaje!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;El campamento de verano se enfocó en cuatro sectores: salud, educación, deporte y desarrollo social. Con el apoyo de un talentoso equipo que donó su tiempo, habilidad y buena voluntad, el campamento de verano fue un éxito total y esperamos ansiosos apoyar&amp;nbsp;la edición de 2011. Catherwood Travels felicita a todos los involucrados y desea muchos años de exitos por venir!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;Para más información por favor&amp;nbsp;visite &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.fundacionandar.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #7f6000;"&gt;Fundacion Andar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TFyfVwMWQzI/AAAAAAAAACg/iT73Lud5dWQ/s1600/cuv+(5).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" bx="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TFyfVwMWQzI/AAAAAAAAACg/iT73Lud5dWQ/s320/cuv+(5).jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TFygW4CL0UI/AAAAAAAAAC4/2o_aJe8qdaQ/s1600/cuv+(64)+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" bx="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TFygW4CL0UI/AAAAAAAAAC4/2o_aJe8qdaQ/s320/cuv+(64)+(2).jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3246862245697890120-6738903576885801467?l=catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/feeds/6738903576885801467/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/2010/08/wonderful-summer-camp-un-campamento-de.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/6738903576885801467'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/6738903576885801467'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/2010/08/wonderful-summer-camp-un-campamento-de.html' title='A Wonderful Summer Camp!  Un Campamento de Verano Maravilloso!'/><author><name>Catherwood Travels Team</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05011170852552442813</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='26' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TDuqaeeLsII/AAAAAAAAAAM/Suz58j9amqE/S220/logo+catherwood+final+color.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TFyf6K9zcwI/AAAAAAAAACw/Jse-HcjpmA4/s72-c/cuv+(62)+(2).jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246862245697890120.post-6473726094815176395</id><published>2010-07-27T11:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-27T11:56:01.709-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Cooking Learning Experience</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" hw="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TE8hiMGvvAI/AAAAAAAAAB4/VKBvtIRz_TI/s320/Xchen007.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE FINE ART OF HACIENDA LIVING: COOKING &amp;amp; ENTERTAINING&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #7f6000;"&gt;Take the Catherwood Experience to a&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="color: #bf9000;"&gt;higher level of signature study tours&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="color: #7f6000;"&gt;and learn Yucatecan cuisine form the chefs who know it best! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #7f6000;"&gt;Fall in love with life in the Yucatan and experience the&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="color: #f1c232;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #bf9000;"&gt;extraordinarily&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #bf9000;"&gt;rich and ancient Maya cooking&lt;/span&gt;. &lt;span style="color: #7f6000;"&gt;A five days hands-on experience focusing on all the best of life around the hacienda table. Participants learn regional and international cuisin and when school's out, guests enjoy Catherwood's unparalleled five-stars accomoddations and unbelievable dining.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Georgia;"&gt;English Workshop dates: 26-30 Sept, $1270 US per person. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;VIVIR Y DESGUSTAR AL ESTILO DE LAS HACIENDAS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #7f6000;"&gt;Vive la experiencia Catherwood en su más alto nivel y participa en sus talleres de aprendizaje!&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="color: #bf9000;"&gt;Conoce las antiguas recetas de la cocina yucateca&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="color: #7f6000;"&gt;de mano de sus selectos chefs!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #bf9000;"&gt;Enamorate de la vida en Yucatan&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="color: #7f6000;"&gt;a través de este programa de cuatro días de duración centrado en lo mejor de la vida de las haciendas en torno a su mesa.&amp;nbsp; Y cuando la clase termina, disfruta de las exclusivas Haciendas de Catherwood y sus inolvidables comidas.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Georgia;"&gt;En español: 28 - 31 Oct, $12,140 pesos por persona&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TE8hL5XPoXI/AAAAAAAAABw/A5c4x1s8K2c/s1600/Hda+Itzincab-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" hw="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TE8hL5XPoXI/AAAAAAAAABw/A5c4x1s8K2c/s320/Hda+Itzincab-6.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hacienda Itzincab: Your private home during your entire stay / Tu hacienda privada y hogar durante toda tu estancia&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TE8iWPrAG3I/AAAAAAAAACA/tPNXSn5iGTo/s1600/Hda+Tekik+de+Regil-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" hw="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TE8iWPrAG3I/AAAAAAAAACA/tPNXSn5iGTo/s320/Hda+Tekik+de+Regil-1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #783f04; font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06;"&gt;An unforgettable scenario: Hacienda Tekit de Regil, cooking has never been so inspirational!&amp;nbsp; / Un escenario inolvidable, Tekit de Regil, cocinar nunca ha sido tan inspiracional!&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TE8mcfw11yI/AAAAAAAAACI/uVe7RVK_bYc/s1600/Hda+Tekik+de+Regil-16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" hw="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TE8mcfw11yI/AAAAAAAAACI/uVe7RVK_bYc/s320/Hda+Tekik+de+Regil-16.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Your playground: a full equipped kitchen in Tekit de Regil / El terreno de juego! Una cocina equipada en el más alto nivel&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TE8m4Miw4yI/AAAAAAAAACQ/FjXm0jQPTOg/s1600/Mayapan-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" hw="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TE8m4Miw4yI/AAAAAAAAACQ/FjXm0jQPTOg/s320/Mayapan-2.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Time for exploration: your workshops includes a private tour to the archaeological site of Mayapan! / Tiempo de explorar: el taller de cocina incluye una visita privada a la ciudad Maya de Mayapán&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TE8npnq6ECI/AAAAAAAAACY/VCrTMxzQdZc/s1600/Xocempich007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" hw="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TE8npnq6ECI/AAAAAAAAACY/VCrTMxzQdZc/s320/Xocempich007.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;And after your final cooking class, there's plenty of time for fun and relaxation at your private cenote in Xocempich / Y después de la clase final, tiempo de relajación y diversión en el cenote privado de Xocempich&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3246862245697890120-6473726094815176395?l=catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/feeds/6473726094815176395/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/2010/07/cooking-learning-experience.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/6473726094815176395'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/6473726094815176395'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/2010/07/cooking-learning-experience.html' title='Cooking Learning Experience'/><author><name>Catherwood Travels Team</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05011170852552442813</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='26' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TDuqaeeLsII/AAAAAAAAAAM/Suz58j9amqE/S220/logo+catherwood+final+color.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TE8hiMGvvAI/AAAAAAAAAB4/VKBvtIRz_TI/s72-c/Xchen007.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246862245697890120.post-9090924597749345012</id><published>2010-07-19T14:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-23T14:16:37.095-07:00</updated><title type='text'>To Magnificent Kiuic on Horseback</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color: #e69138; font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #f6b26b;"&gt;PRIVATE CHAFFEUR-DRIVEN VEHICLES AND EVEN HELICOPTERS ARE NOT ENOUGH!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style="color: #b45f06;"&gt;Catherwood Travels now offers the first of a planned program of horseback tours in the Yucatan. The tour will take adventurers throught the Helen Moyers Biocultural Reserve, nestled in the striking Puuc Hills, the state's highest point. Hidden in the heart of the reserve lies little-known Kiuic, the remains of a terminal-Classic era Maya city. En route to the archaeological site, the path winds through different vegetation zones as it ascends the hills. Visitors also marvel at abundant bird life - and might even see traces of the reserve's elusive big cats! A gourmet picnic makes it &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #f6b26b;"&gt;the perfect Catherwood Adventure&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Day tours depart from Haciendas Temozon and Santa Rosa. Recommended for riders with some experience!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TETR00HO6LI/AAAAAAAAABI/u7Qihf3li4k/s1600/Kiuic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="233" hw="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TETR00HO6LI/AAAAAAAAABI/u7Qihf3li4k/s400/Kiuic.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;Secluded Kiuic&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TETRiSAPaxI/AAAAAAAAABA/aOMcSgYGEXg/s1600/Horses.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="233" hw="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TETRiSAPaxI/AAAAAAAAABA/aOMcSgYGEXg/s400/Horses.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;Horseback riding&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TJvCrqOfw9I/AAAAAAAAAE0/st7jSiW0M7c/s1600/Kiuic+a+caballo+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="266" px="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TJvCrqOfw9I/AAAAAAAAAE0/st7jSiW0M7c/s400/Kiuic+a+caballo+2.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;"&gt;Our adventurous travelers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TJvDGvCz8CI/AAAAAAAAAE8/yHqRA--VvUA/s1600/Kiuic+a+caballo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="266" px="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TJvDGvCz8CI/AAAAAAAAAE8/yHqRA--VvUA/s400/Kiuic+a+caballo.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Georgia, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;An exclusive journey!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3246862245697890120-9090924597749345012?l=catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/feeds/9090924597749345012/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/2010/07/to-magnificent-kiuic-on-horseback.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/9090924597749345012'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3246862245697890120/posts/default/9090924597749345012'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catherwoodtravels.blogspot.com/2010/07/to-magnificent-kiuic-on-horseback.html' title='To Magnificent Kiuic on Horseback'/><author><name>Catherwood Travels Team</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05011170852552442813</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='26' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TDuqaeeLsII/AAAAAAAAAAM/Suz58j9amqE/S220/logo+catherwood+final+color.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ue-xTXp-ofk/TETR00HO6LI/AAAAAAAAABI/u7Qihf3li4k/s72-c/Kiuic.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
