by design@pilu.mx | May 19, 2025 | Magical Towns
History and legacy of Sisal Originally known as Santa María de Zizal, Sisal was established as a port in 1811 to facilitate Mérida's trade with Spain and Cuba. During the 19th century, it became the main port for the export of products such as...
by design@pilu.mx | May 19, 2025 | Archaeology
by design@pilu.mx | May 19, 2025 | Archaeology
Just 30 minutes from Valladolid, among roads surrounded by ceiba trees, hides a less visited but deeply mystical treasure: Ek Balam, which in Mayan language means "Black Jaguar". Unlike other more crowded archaeological sites, Ek...
by design@pilu.mx | May 14, 2025 | Cenote
Beauty open to the sky and the soul Very close to Valladolid, among paths of vegetation and old haciendas, is one of the most enchanting cenotes in Yucatan: Saamal. An open cenote, of deep and fresh waters, framed by the living stone and the sky....
by design@pilu.mx | May 14, 2025 | Cenote
A sanctuary of water, silence and origin Not all destinations are announced. Some are whispered. They are discovered, rather than found. Such is the Cenote Secreto Maya, a jewel hidden among the living vegetation of Yucatan, a few minutes from Valladolid, but worlds away from...
