Few places in the world have witnessed such a striking history in the relationship of man and the land as the Yucatan Peninsula. For centuries, this vast and flat expanse of land situated in between the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea was the heart of the ancient Maya civilization; a society that went from a dramatic rise to a fatal collapse in barely a few centuries leaving after them many traces of its monumental splendor that are still standing today.

Yucatan maintains an astonishing Maya flavor in every corner, not surprisingly, as many of its inhabitants are proud descendants of the Mayan people, and their languages are still widely spoken. However, the influence of colonialism was strong, and today the Peninsula represents a delightful mixture of the colorful and elegant colonial buildings –with churches and haciendas scattered here and there—and the magical presence of the Maya in the people of the cities and in the magnificent tropical forests.