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There will be no better place to enjoy cochinita pibil as in Hecelchakán: locals know what after 10:30 am is rare to find it as it runs out easily! Explore with your guides the market and learn about the colonial era in this Mayan region.
Our second stop, Becal, offers you the most unique experience as the women and men from town teach you how to use the "jipi-japa" handscrafts. Hats and objects are worked underground in this natural caves.
The last stop, Pomuch is an adventure by itself: the funerary ritual of Dia de los Muertos includes exposed osaments perfectly fit in wooden boxes, outdoors in the cemetery for everyone to appreciate. And also, the local pastry: pan de pichón, the perfect mix of jalapeño, cheese and ham.
Hecelchakan, Mexico
Waking up early and driving to the birthplace of "cochinita pibil' in Campeche: the village of Hecelchakán.
Feel confident in admiring, learning and practicing the embroidery system made under caves. The "jipi-japa" hats usually take from 7 to 35 days to finish.
In Pomuch, the exhumation process happens 7 years after the person has passed away. The bones are moved into this well-adorned boxes and we can get to visit them. Learn how catholicism creates a complex woven fabric with our Mayan culture. Best of it? We get to try "pan de pichón", our traditional pastry,
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