Quando si immagina che gli antichi Maya scrutavano in cavità sotterranee misteriosamente profonde e limpide, è facile capire come si sia arrivati a credere che questi cenotes fossero finestre sul mondo sotterraneo. Questo National Geographic Day Tour è un viaggio negli aspetti più profondi della cultura Maya, che colma il divario tra la bellezza avvincente dei cenotes, per cui la regione è così famosa, e il significato che essi rivestono nella tradizione locale.
Inizierai la giornata con una discesa nel cenote Abuelo o Zoi Che, dove puoi scegliere di goderti un tuffo rinfrescante. Queste caverne, piene d'acqua, offrono un legame tangibile con lo stile di vita dei Maya. La guida, formata da National Geographic, ti spiegherà come l'acqua dolce dei cenotes sia stata fondamentale per la sopravvivenza degli insediamenti Maya, soprattutto a causa della scarsità di fiumi e laghi nello Yucatan. Oltre al loro status spirituale, la guida descriverà anche il concetto Maya del mondo sotterraneo, o Xibalba, e la sua struttura a nove livelli che si riflette in molte piramidi Maya del Messico.
Poi è prevista una passeggiata guidata lungo il Sentiero Maya di Xibalba, dove tredici rappresentazioni di divinità Maya punteggiano il percorso, la cui storia ti verrà spiegata dalla guida. Gli ospiti di National Geographic avranno accesso privato al quinto cenote del parco, recentemente scoperto, immerso nell'aura del mondo antico.
Dopo aver esplorato la connessione tra i cenotes e la cultura e le credenze Maya, è tempo di rilassarsi con un tradizionale pranzo locale fatto in casa, un omaggio al patrimonio culinario della regione.
Nat Geo Day Tour: Esplorando il mondo sotterraneo e la cultura Maya
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Voucher elettronico- Gli antichi Maya credevano che i cenotes fossero portali per gli inferi. In questo tour di National Geographic imparerai di più da guide specializzate e godrai dell'accesso privato a un cenote appena scoperto, percorrerai il sentiero Maya di Xibalba e banchetterai con piatti locali.
- Le tue guide formate da National Geographic sono specializzate nella cultura e nel patrimonio Maya. In quanto discendenti dei Maya, possiedono una vasta conoscenza e possono fornire informazioni sulle tradizioni e le credenze dell'antica società Maya.
- Percorri il Sentiero Maya per vivere il viaggio degli dei Maya attraverso Xibalba, la porta verso un mondo sotterraneo sconosciuto.
- Fai un tuffo purificante nei cenotes venerati dai Maya, un'occasione unica per entrare in contatto con rituali antichi.
- Assapora la cucina messicana gustando piatti tradizionali locali a pranzo.
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- Per alcune attrazioni vi sono restrizioni di altezza, peso o età
- Porta costume da bagno, asciugamano e crema solare
- Porta un asciugamano
- Non adatto a persone in sedia a rotelle
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