Hipil
Hipil: is a form of Maya textile and tunic or blouse worn by indigenous Mayan
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Papad zules
Papad zules: Papadzules (Spanish pronunciation:
<ˌpapaˈtsules>) (Mexican Spanish, from Mayan IPA: <papatsʼu:les>) is a traditional dish from the Yucatan Peninsula resembling enchiladas. In its simplest form it consists of corn tortillas dipped in a sauce of pepita (pumpkin seeds) filled with hard-boiled eggs, and garnished with a cooked tomato-chile sauce. |
Xilbalba
Xibalba: In Maya mythology, Xibalba ( /ʃɪˈbɒlbə/), roughly translated as "place of fear",<1> is the name of the underworld, ruled by Maya Death Gods and their helpers. In Yucatec, it was known as Metnal.<citation needed> In the 16th-century Verapaz, the entrance to Xibalba was traditionally held to be a cave in the vicinity of Cobán, Guatemala.
According to some of the K'iche' Maya presently living in the vicinity, the area is still associated with death. Cave systems in nearby Belize have also been referred to as the entrance to Xibalba |
Henequen
Henequen: Henequen (Agave fourcroydes Lem.) is an agave whose leaves yield a fiber also called henequen which is suitable for rope and twine, but not of as high a quality as sisal. Alternative spellings are Henequin and Heniquen. It is the major plantation fiber agave of eastern
Mexico, being grown extensively in Yucatán, Veracruz, and southern Tamaulipas. It is also used to make Licor del henequén, a traditional Mexican alcoholic drink.The plant appears as a rosette of sword-shaped leaves 1.2 to 1.8 meters long, growing out of a thick stem that may reach 1.7 meters (5 ft). The leaves have regularly spaced teeth 3-6 mm long, and a terminal spine 2-3 cm long.Like the sisal, A. fourcroydes is a sterile hybrid; the ovaries never produce seeds. The plant does produce bulbils that may be planted, but commercial growers prefer to use the frequent suckers, which develop more quickly. |
Tacos de cochinita pibil
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