Haciendas de Yucatán

In this place to visit spot you can get to know the popular art workshops located in 13 communities of Mérida, where 51 Mayan women work in the Kichpancoole cooperative. They work 14 traditional techniques in the different workshops: Jiji Japa, Urido de Henequén, Hammocks, Hand Embroidery, Cutting and Making, Henequen Bags, Filigree, Stone, Pedal Loom, Horn, Sansiviera Desfibrado, Seeds, Candles and Soaps . During the explanation will learn the process of development and the skill with which they handle the technique, each lasts approximately between 20 to 40 minutes, depending on the difficulty of it. The workshops are located in the communities of: Granda, Hacienda Santa Rosa, Santo Domingo, Parador Turístico de Ochil, Chunchucmil, Peba, San Antonio Chun, Itzincab, Hacienda San Antonio Millet, Dzibzilche, Kikil and Hacienda Temozón.

The Hacienda Sotuta de Peón is the place to visit where you can witness the agave process to obtain the natural fiber that the Mayans called Sosquil "Henequén". When touring the Hacienda, you will live a true journey through time, transported on wooden platforms pulled by "mules" known as "truck", on rails. You will know the process step by step of the transformation of the Henequen, from plant to fiber and fiber to the finished product, to see the old machinery that has been rescued from the ravages of time and reconstructed for its operative process, as well as the opportunity to stop to observe the way in which the workers comb the fiber to turn it little by little into strings of different thickness.