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Yucatan
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Index
3 | Introduction
4 | Maya civilization
| Archaeological Sites of Yucatan
14 | Chichen Itza
40 | Uxmal
50 | Kabah
54 | Sayil
56 | Labna
58 | Xlabpak
58 | Oxkintok
59 | Mayapan
61 | Dzibilchaltun
64 | Ek Balam
| The Conquest and the Colonial
65 | Period in Yucatan
72 | Haciendas of Yucatan
76 | The city of Merida
87 | Merida Archaeology Museum
88 | Cultural Expressions
94 | The traditional Cusine of Yucatan
96 | Valladolid
98 | Progreso
100 | Habitats of Yucatan
104 | Grottoes
106 | Natural areas of Yucatan
119 | Map of the State
Author
Luis Alberto Martos and Alejandro Martínez
Photos by:
Giovanni Dagli Orti, Ignacio Guevara, Guillermo Aldana, Michael Calderwood, Adalberto Rios, José Antonio Granados
165 Photos-Illustrations
120 Pages
Softcover
26 x 20 cm – 10.24 x 7.87 in
ISBN 970 9019 35 X
Other languages
$395.00Out of Stock
Contents
In Yucatán, visitors can admire an architectural legacy of enormous dimensions. Chichén Itzá, Kabáh, Uxmal, Labná, Dzibilchaltún or Ek Balam are but some of the sites where the Mayas left evidence of their architectural talents. In these cities it is possible to recognize, through the Puuc, Chenes and Maya-Toltec styles, an uninterrupted historical sequence from 550 A.D. up to the arrival of the Spaniards.
But the arrival of the conquistadors did not eclipse Mayan culture. The Mayas of Yucatán built colonial cities that have their own seal and their lordly haciendas are historical monuments.
Nor did modernity oppose Mayan traditions. It is difficult to think of another place where music, clothing, food, language and housing have as much vitality as in Yucatán. And to that we must add the geographical riches: jungle landscapes, deep “cenotes”, crystalline beaches, reefs, lagoons and labyrinthine grottoes. In fact, nothing has been able to mitigate the originality of Mayan culture, neither the conquest, nor civil wars, nor globalization. Its buildings, languages and gastronomy have already lasted for millennia.
Did you know that in Yucatán Mayan culture is one of the liveliest in the Republic and that its fusion with Spanish culture, before being overshadowed by it, gave it a strength that endures to this day.
After the Spanish conquest, the splendid colonial cities fused Mayan genius and the Spanish dramatic spirit and shaped a very particular form of expression that can be seen in architecture, sculpture, painting and the arts.