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Workshops

Bio-Expeditions & Botanical Adventures

This cultural program invites visitors to explore the past and present of Maya communities through personalized bio-expeditions. Discover cacao cultivation, honey production with Maya stingless bees, and the traditional chewing-gum-making process. These experiences help Maya descendants reconnect with their roots while learning from anthropologists, biologists, and community leaders.

The program includes guided day activities in the Botanical Garden of Puerto Morelos and outdoor expeditions to Classic and Postclassic Maya sites. (Fee-based program.)

Amaru

An interdisciplinary art and culture workshop where participants engage in creative expression inspired by Maya symbolism, myth, and cosmology. Amaru integrates visual art as pathways to explore heritage and collective identity.

Chíikulal úuchben ts'íib: Alfredo Hau’s Maya Writing Workshops

Uncover the roots of ancient Maya writing through this immersive workshop led by Linguist Alfredo Hau, a respected epigrapher and cultural educator. ChĂ­ikulal Ăşuchben ts’Ă­ib—meaning “Roots of Ancient Writing” in Yucatec Maya—invites participants to explore the structure, beauty, and meaning of the Maya script as a living form of cultural expression.
Through engaging lectures and guided practice, participants learn to recognize and draw glyphs, understand how they convey time, names, and ceremony, and create their own personalized cartouche.
This workshop bridges past and present, connecting participants with the ancestral wisdom embedded in the written traditions of the Maya world.

Interpretation Workshops

Designed for students and professionals interested in heritage education, this workshop focuses on interpreting archaeological, historical, and cultural sites. Through practical exercises, participants develop communication strategies to present complex ideas to diverse audiences.

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