Yucatan Adventure
Geo-Travel Guide Gateway to the best
Chichen Itza,
Yucatan, Mexico, has to offer.
Celebrating 2012 Maya Calendar ending cycle year -
2012 a New Maya Calendar Long Count Cycle and a great opportunity to
grow Spiritually!
Yucatan Adventure is a volunteer Eco-Travel
Guide by the Maya Foundation In Laakeech A.C. a sustainable civil
society association in Yucatan, Mexico, dedicated to
Sustainable
Geo-Tourism, helping travelers learn about Yucatan's
Colonialand
Maya
Culture, local Mayan people, and their traditions; as well as to inform travelers about the many wonderful
eco-cultural activities,
green vacation
packages Yucatan
offers,
Mayan Spa
experiences,
discount vacation
offers
and packages,
Green Hacienda
hotels reviews,
and great free
volunteering opportunities sponsored by the Maya Foundation In
Laakeech (pronounced "in lakech) and the
Hacienda Chichen, both
dedicated to the Mayan communities welfare in Chichen
Itza, Yucatan, Mexico.
Follow us:
2012 Green Travel News:
During January and February 2012
Naturalist Jim Conrad will be offering free daily Nature Tours and
Afternoon Nature Talks to the guests of Hacienda Chichen Resort in
Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico. Mr. Jim Conrad is an active
nature conservation advocate and a member of the Maya Foundation In
Laakeech volunteer team. He has written a few Nature articles
for Yucatan Adventure Online Guide, so check our Nature links and
enjoy his nature discoveries, and wildlife observations. Contact us
if you need his help.
Congratulations to Hacienda Chichen and Yaxkin Spa
for winning
four years in a row the
Mayan J-Men Senior Healers' Sustainable Eco-Cultural Destination
Award of Excellence Read our Eco-tourism
article about Yucatan's best green hotels in Chichen Itza.
December
2012 End of
the Maya
Long Count
Calendar
Event:
MAYAN
SOLSTICE CEREMONY IN CHICHEN ITZA,
YUCATAN, MEXICO Equinox Purification Ritual at
Hacienda Chichen
Participate
in December
21st. 2012 in a
unique Mayan mystical and holistic experience celebrated at
Yaxkin Spa's Zumpul-che,
Chichen
Itza,
Yucatan,
Mexico. This
is a great
opportunity
to
experience
a
Mayan Sacred Ceremony within a Blessed Natural Cave and holistic sweat-bath gear to prepare you to
harmonize your inner-energy with the Cosmic influences of the Spring
Equinox. A Mayan celebration of union with Mother Earth and the
Cosmos offered by the Mayan Elder Priests and Wiseman (Mayan
Shamans) at the Sacred Ceremonial Site they keep within the Mayan
Jungle Reserve at Hacienda Chichen Resort. Winter Solstice Mayan
Equinox Zumpul-che Ceremony requires a USD $65 donation per person;
Mayan Senior
Healers and
Mayan J-Men
Shamans will
offer three
limited
sessions to
individual
and group
bookings,
participation
is limited
so make your
reservations
now to:
info@yucatanadventure.com.mx
Maya
Foundation
In Laakeech
A.C.Board of
Directors is headed by Mr. Ruben Gutierrez and
Don Valerio Canche among others. The
foundation's
2011 - 2012 social work agenda will
include the
opening of a new
Child Center,
public
eco-friendly
bathrooms in a
multi-function building with indigenous medicinal garden for our social
volunteer
workshops, plus nutritional
cooking
recipes
and classes,
will be held to
service the
Mayan villages
within Tinum
municipality; this sustainable vision is part of the MFIL
Children Malnutrition Program
started in 2007.
Maya
Foundation In Laakeech 2012 Social Support Projects continue with
our
Caring for the
Mayan Rural Children
The Maya Foundation In
Laakeech thanks Hacienda Chichen Resort for the active support,
monthly
donations, and the hotel's staff helping hands reconstructing and updating a
Child Care Facility
downtown Xcalacoop, Yucatan, Mexico. Construction started late December
2009 and ended in February 2010, since then the MFIL continue to
provide Mayan rural children with nutrition meals daily, supports
many child welfare programs and has expanded the social work
ventures in many other areas. Your help and donations will help us bring
much needed health and education to this communities young children
and rural families. Please help us help with your donations of
toddlers' toys, learning games, color markers, good used clothes or
any item you wish to gift to this rural Mayan Children's Care
Center, read more.
If you wish to help us help, please
bring as many bottles of Children's Multi-Vitamins as you can afford
to buy to the Maya Foundation In Laakeech headquarters at Hacienda
Chichen Resort, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico, or just contact us to
pledge a donation and we will make sure the these and other
nutritious products help the Maya kids.
.
Travel
Eco-News: Great Eco-Vacation and Savings
Rent Your Own
Private Cottage at Hacienda Chichen for a very Special Low Price
USD $899 per Week plus tax, arriving in the months of May and June
2012:
Don't miss out on a Great Rent Offer from Yucatan Haciendas' top
Eco-Cultural Destination and Green Spa Resort!
Hacienda Chichen Resort is offering travelers the unique
opportunity to rent a private two double bed guest-rooms / two
bathroom cottage with its own private patio terrace for the
unique especial discount price of USD $ 899 plus taxes per
week (weekly rate rental offers six nights / seven days).
Pre-book online your Cottage Week Rent Offer and save 10% more.
This Eco-Cottage Week Rate Rental offers guests a private
terrace overlooking the lush tropical gardens of the Hacienda
Chichen furnished with antique Colonial rocking chairs, handmade
hammock; rooms provide a mini-bar and coffee maker, plus
ceiling fan, air conditioning units, and deluxe green
amenities. This offer is valid for rental dates arriving
May and June 2012, some restrictions apply. Don't miss this opportunity!
Reserve Now
Restrictions apply. Private Two Bedroom Cottage Rental at
Hacienda Chichen Resort, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico, has a
per week rate and requires a prepaid non-refundable reservation
and is limited to cottage availability. Contact Hacienda Chichen Reservation Center Now
We wish you a
joyful and successful year 2010, proclaimed by the United Nations as
the
International Year of Biodiversity. You can participate in our
Eco-Awareness commitment
to protect Yucatan's
flora and fauna
volunteer programs and celebrate the International Year of
Biodiversity . Everyone can support respect and awareness of
cultural biodiversity and protect the environment by
respectfully living in a sustainable manner; we encourage our
readers to consume less, waste less, reuse more and
recycle... ideal daily activities you can do!
We
hope you enjoy our latest articles, it
took long hours of work and great enthusiasm to research for our new
wonderful articles about Yucatan's wildlife, updated this August
2009 for our Eco-Travel articles collection and our great commitment
in
Sustainable Tourism and interest in Yucatan:
The
beautiful color photos and attractive
flora and fauna descriptions
are a true treasure for Nature Lovers and Eco-travelers wishing to
explore the many eco-wonders of Yucatan, Mexico. Please feel
free to contact us to add new inside in
our Flora and
Fauna Catalog Collection.
REMEMBER:
In
January 2010, the Maya Foundation In Laakeech and
Hacienda Chichen
Resort with the support and care of Mr. Bruce A. Gordon and his
staff, built an authentic Mayan traditional rural hut at the
entrance of the hotel's private
Maya Jungle Reserve to
house Mr. Jim Conrad who has being working as a MFIL naturalist
volunteer for 18 months now, recording daily nature encounters, indentifying and cataloging many plants
(flora)
and animals (fauna)
in what is Yucatan's most committed eco-cultural green hotel
property: Hacienda Chichen Resort in Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico.
We encourage you to follow his finding:
subscribe to his weekly news-letter and read our online article about how to build a typical
Mayan Home (Mayan Hut) utilizing traditional Mayan building
techniques,
read more here.
Few months ago, our writers interview J-Men Bartolomee Poot
about the Maya Cosmo-vision and the holistic understanding of the
Universe we live in, read more....
Ruben Gutierrez B.
President of Maya Foundation In Laakeech NGO
Yucatan Adventure Eco-Travel Guide and
The MFIL
Board of Trustees and Volunteer Team.
Congratulations to Hacienda Chichen and Yaxkin Spa
for winning the
Mayan J-Men Senior Healers' Sustainable Eco-Cultural Destination
Award of Excellence Read our Eco-tourism
article about Yucatan's best green Spa Resort in Chichen Itza,
Mexico.
Hacienda Chichen is # 1 among Yucatan Haciendas and Spa Destinations
of Mexico.
Check Hacienda Chichen Resort's
2012 Special Vacation
Offers and Rates
here
Why we recommend Hacienda Chichen
among all other Chichen Itza hotels?
read now.
In May 2012, Mayan
Specialist Mucuy Kak Moó
Marín,
a dedicated Communications Development Engineer and MFIL
Mayan Calendar Teacher, is offering a series of
Mayan Calendars Workshops
at Hacienda Chichen Resorts, every Friday. Ms. Kak works at the Mayan
Culture and Traditions School Oxlajunti' Kuj, directed by
J-Men Don Bartolomee Poot Nauhat. A
Mayan
Cosmo-vision scholar, she teaches Maya as a second language, Holistic Mayan Numerology,
and Maya Astrology among other Mayan academic work.
Yaxkin Spa in union with the Senior Mayan J-Men Healers offer you:
U BEJIL MAYAOOB Maya Healing Way
Mayan Holistic SPA Therapist Certification Program in
Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico
Price per person US $ 999.00 plus taxes includes full program, certification exam,
all meals, 4 nights in double occupancy
stay. Contact us for courses dates and info.
Coming Up Eco-Cultural Events:
2011 - 2012 Maya Calendar Events and Traditional Fiestas:
2012
February is our Mayan Kakaw Month and
Traditional
Chocolate Festival
Celebrate Saint Valentine's Day with a Mexican Chocolate
Party
Chocolate Festival starts at 4:30 PM, come and celebrate
with us in
HACIENDA CHICHEN RESORT - Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico
Hacienda Chichen
On 14th of February
2012, Maya Chocolatier Irma Chan Tzul, Assistant Chef
at Hacienda Chichen, offered free Mayan Culinary
Classes to couples as part of the Maya Foundation In
Laakeech 2012 Fiesta and Festival Events.
Free admission limited
to hotel guests, other visitors are requested a donation of USD $12
per person; Maya Chocolate Festival will offer many Chocolate
delight presentations and will start at 4:30 pm; followed by our
Mexican Saint Valentine's Day Cocktail Party,
January
2012,
Come celebrate the last Year of the Maya Long Count Calendar with
us. Chef
Josue Cime
invites you to celebrate our traditional Toh Day and
participate in his Mayan Nut Cooking Healthy Workshop.
Come learn
about this highly nutritional seed, how to store it, cook it, and enjoy it in many easy
organic recipes.
Jan. and Feb. 2012
,
Jim Conrad will offer free Nature Tours to guests of Hacieda Chichen
and teach briefly about
Mayan Medicinal Plants at this
soulful green hotel in Chichen
Itza, Yucatan, Mexico.
Our Former
Years Top Maya Cultural
News
World Premiere
Planetarium Show:
Don't
miss viewing this incredible film production in your hometown
planetarium: "Tales of the Maya
Skies: el Universo Maya - Yok' Ol Kaab Mayaa" production was
featured in Mexico City's INP Planetarium.
The
Maya Foundation In Laakeech A.C. and
Hacienda
Chichen were among the supporters of this Chabot Space Center
production's team in Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico.
To produce this extraordinary full dome planetarium show the
Chabot Space Center
team work in close collaboration with Mayan
scholars, digital artists, astrophysics, and
Mayan Healers
associated with Yucatan Adventure Volunteer Team. Tales of the
Maya Skies planetarium show production was sponsored by the
United States's National Science Foundation, NASA, and Mexican
partnerships such as INP and SEP. Read about the
Maya Cosmovision.
For
our readers interested in learning more about the Mayan Calendars (Haab,
Tzolkin, Long Count) we suggest reading our well informed article Mayan Calendar
and visit
Maya Skiesinteractive Maya Calendars webpage
offering visitors the opportunity to convert calendar dates.
9th Maya Language
and Culture Symposium
Huitan, Chiapas, Mexico
In August 2009, the
Mayan J-Men Senior Healers and Wiseman had their 9th Maya Language
and Culture Symposium in Huitan, Chiapas, Mexico and M.H. Jose Tamay
participated with Lorenzo Tamay as the Maya Foundation In Laakeech
spokemen. Both Mayan leaders are members of the MFIL Board of
Trustees, MFIL is a NGO sustainable civil volunteer association
dedicated to the
Maya Cosmo-vision,
promoting the Maya holistic cultural traditions and supporting with
sustainable volunteer social programs the welfare of many Mayan Communities near Chichen Itza,
Yucatan, Mexico.
M.H.W J-Men
Idelfonso Ake celebrated the main sacred Maya ceremonies during the
4 day events of this important International Maya Language and
Cultural Symposium.
Welcome to our
Volunteer Maya World:
We thankGeotourism
Challenge
for Sustaining
the Future of
Destinations,
for featuring
our NGO Maya
Foundation In Laakeech
(pronounced: in lak'ech) innovating project with the
Hacienda Chichen's
support and sustainable
tourism vision,
this project was
sponsors by
National
Geographic and Ashoka's
Changemakers.
Our Eco-Travel News: DID YOU KNOW:
Our sincere congratulations to Hacienda Chichen Resort and Yaxkin
Spa for this year's successful International recognitions to their
commitment to Sustainable Tourism, excellent hospitality services,
and Mayan
Eco-Cultural activities. In July 2009,
Spanish Magazine HOLA
published its 14th Extraordinary Travel Edition selecting
Hacienda Chichen and Yaxkin Spa as "the" place to stay
and enjoy a Mayan cultural experience when visiting Chichen Itza,
Yucatan, Mexico.
In
November 2010, agreat experience awaits you:
Green Mayan
Spa experienceat Yaxkin Spa,
Chichen Iza,
Yucatan, Mexico,
where you can
nourish your
skin with the
ultimate Spa
beauty and
deluxe Spa Skin
care. It
is with great joy we report to you that Spa Magazine
included Yaxkin Spa among its Eight Eco-Spa Innovators and Green Good
Spa List; for this and many other International recognitions, we
congratulate Yaxkin Spa and its Mayan Healers and Eco-Spa Vision. Join our free
volunteer
programsand visit Yucatan, Mexico as you help the
Maya
Foundation In
Laakeech
(la'kech) teaching ESL,
or directing job related education programs, health, and social volunteer
workshops. Stay in Chichen Itza two or more weeks
volunteering
in your vacations
opportunities!
Out of region
volunteers are
granted free
rooming by the
Hacienda Chichen
at Chichen Itza,
Yucatan, Mexico
while helping
Maya people
and communities
nearby.
For our volunteers as well as
travelers, we
recommend you
read our
"Safe
Travel Tips",
a helpful guide about
Mexican currency,
safe Credit Card habits, and
useful information on "Yucatan's public bus, road safety, car
rentals, and general
transportation.
Book
your
Mexico's
Green
Vacation
Packages
and
Offers
via
Chichen Services and
help Yucatan
Adventure
Eco-Travel
Guide
free
volunteer
journalism.
Chichen
Services
and
Yaxkin
Spa will
donate
10% of
their
winter
profits
to
support
us and
Maya
Foundation
In
Laakeech
Maya
eco-social
programs.
Find
great
2011-2012
vacation
packages,
Yucatan
green
boutique
haciendas
and top
hotels
low
rates,
fabulous
discounts,
etc.
WHAT'S NEW:
We hope our
readers enjoy
our April
2009 article:
"Yucatan
Wildlife."
Eco-Travelers an
nature lovers
may enjoy the
rich fauna
(animal kingdom)
found in in the
wild Maya Jungle
Reserve
privately
safeguarded and
protected at
Hacienda Chichen
Resort,
Chichen Itza,
Yucatan, Mexico.
Yucatan's birds,
reptiles,
mammals,
insects,
butterflies,
bees, and other
creatures are a
joy to observe
in the wild.
Yucatan's
wildlife has a
truly vast list
of endemic fauna
(indigenous
animals) to
protect and care
for.
We hope you find our Online Volunteer Magazine's articles interesting and full
of learning fun. Yucatan Adventure welcomes article, news, travel
contributions, and ideas on how to support the Maya Foundation In Laakeech A.C. efforts to help the Mayan Communities nearby Chichen Itza.
YUCATAN
ADVENTURE GREEN
TRAVEL PARTNERS, ACTIVE
DONORS, AND
SUPPORTERS:
We are thankful
for the active
support the
following green
travel companies
give to our
social work:
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Yucatan Adventure offers Mayan Vacation
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enjoy Yucatan, Mexico while supporting Eco-Cultural Tourism and Sustainable Tourism; stay
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unique Mayan holistic Spa beauty care, tour the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza or
swim at Yodzonot Cenote, capture the magic of birds flying at sunrise singing
all day at the Hacienda Chichen Bird Refuge, Yucatan's best private Maya Jungle
Reserve and Eco-Resort, all of these an more will help you enjoy your stay!
Contact us via email to:
info@yucatanadventure.com.mxand summit our Yucatan free volunteer abroad programs
Yucatan Adventure
offers Mayan Vacation Packages this 2011 at low prices to visit Yucatan, Mexico, enjoy Chichen Itza
magic and mystical Mayan experiences by selecting one of our many Yucatan
Eco-Vacations and Mexico's top Green Spa-Wellness Retreats in Chichen Itza,
Yucatan, Mexico. Visit our "Mayan Eco-Spa Special Offers and Chichen Itza
Eco-Spa Resort Vacation Packages and Family
Eco-Cultural Activities gear to
enjoy Yucatan, Mexico while supporting Eco-Tourism and Sustainable Tourism; stay
in Mexico's
best Green Boutique Hacienda Hotel in Chichen Itza, indulge in
unique Mayan holistic Spa beauty care, tour the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza or
swim at Yodzonot Cenote, capture the
magic of birds flying at sunrise singing
all day at the Hacienda Chichen Bird Refuge, Yucatan's best private Maya Jungle
Reserve and Eco-Resort, these and more will help you enjoy your stay!
Help us protect the Maya Jungle and Forest,
Yucatan's wildlife, fauna,
animals and their indigenous habitat: join our volunteer sustainable
tourism and
Eco-Volunteer for the Maya
Foundation In Laakeech and start your own
Yucatan Adventure
Eco-Travel vacations' activities "must do" list! We encourage you read
our articles about Maya Culture, traditions in Yucatan, and Top
Places to Visit.
REMEMBER:
In
January 2010, the Maya Foundation In Laakeech and
