Yucatan & Mexico | Carol Chapman

Secrets of Mayan God Kukulkan the Feathered Serpent

Secrets of Mayan God Kukulkan the Feathered Serpent. The ancient Maya remembered gods and events from before the time the Mayan ruins were built, even as far back as the lost city of Atlantis.

Origin of KUKULKAN: Feathered Serpent from ATLANTIS

Origin of Kukulkan: Feathered Serpent from Atlantis? Don’t you think that it’s strange? Could the Mayan God have come from the lost city of Atlantis? Join me to search in Mayan ruins.

Unique Things to Do in Yucatan Peninsula

Find unique things to do in Yucatan Peninsula in the video below. It includes such off the tourist track places as Ek Balam, with its magnificent carvings in the face of a pyramid that you can climb. You’ll also find Valladolid, where you can get wonderful local Yucatecan food. Plus, you’ll love Izamal, the yellow-painted town with its cathedral, home of the Black Christ or Cristo Negro. And, of course, there’s the usual Yucatan tourist hotspots of Tulum, Chichen Itza, Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Coba, and Akumal.

Yucatan Map with Attractions & Destinations

Yucatan Map with Attractions, a video, in which you’ll see a map of Yucatan showing it’s attractions, and also a description of things to do in Yucatan Peninsula.

They include Mayan ruins, Riviera Maya beaches, Mexican pyramids, and Colonial cities. Yucatan Destinations described in the Yucatan Map video include: Cancun, Chichen Itza, Izamal, Ek Balam, Coba, Playa del Carmen, Cozumel Island, Tulum, Valladolid, and Akumal.

Many Reasons to Love Yucatan

There are many reasons to love Yucatan. In this video, narrator and co-writer of the travelogue, Yucatan Travel: Cancun to Chichen Itza, Miriam Balsley describes 12 of the reasons she loves Yucatan Mexico.

From swimming and snorkeling in the warm tropical waters of the Riviera Maya, to exploring mysterious lands and ancient Mayan ruins, to the shopping and nightlife of Cancun, to the rich cultural heritage of the Maya peoples, to the world-renown Chichen Itza pyramids, the Yucatan Peninsula is a magical place. Here’s a short video showing the many things to love about Yucatan:

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Mayan Monster Mouth similar to Atlantis Past Life Memories

An archaeological expedition found two ancient Mayan cities, including a monster mouth doorway, in the southeastern corner of the Mexican state of Campeche.

Take a look at the monster mouth photo on the right. Please notice the eyes the ancient Maya sculpted into the rock. They’re just above and on either side of the doorway. The doorway represents the mouth of the monster and will take you into a dark cave-like room.

This monster mouth doorway discovery in Campeche excited me not only because of the find, but also because of what the archaeologist said about it. It sounded very much like a description of one of my scariest memories of Atlantis.

Healed by a Curandero – a Mayan Traditional Healer

Guest blog post by Kristine Ellingson, an excerpt from her book:

Tales from the Yucatan Jungle:
Life in a Mayan Village
by Kristine Ellingson

Chapter Fifteen
Curanderos

The next time I am to come up against something I cannot explain it is a shamanic experience, a curandero.

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I burn my left hand with grease splatters while cooking. Being distracted by the girls, I have not paid attention. I have four large burn blisters on the back of my fingers and thumb. I put

Cooking in a Mayan House

Kristine Ellingson learned cooking in a Mayan house during her marriage to a Mayan man and living in a Mayan village for over 20 years. In the video below, Kristine describes the traditional cooking hut used by her Mayan mother-in-law, Carmen, also explaining Carmen’s method of cooking in a Mayan house.

Life in a Mayan Village Video

The video above gives a glimpse into the story of Tales from the Yucatan Jungle: Life in a Mayan Village. It’s a book that brings two worlds together and shares glimpses into a sacred, rich Mayan way of life.

10 Best Places to Visit in Yucatan Peninsula

Ten best places to visit in Yucatan include places for swimming, snorkeling, shopping, Mayan ruins, colonial cities, bird-watching, crocodile feeding and pyramid climbing, plus the famous Cristo Negro or Black Christ in a gorgeous yellow-painted Colonial convent.

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