There is an 8% growth in reservations in the first semester of 2012.
As published in the journal "Excelsior", the Ministry of Tourism stated that the number of hotel reservations in the five states the government of Mexico is promoting as part of the "Mundo Maya" grew 8% the first six months of 2012.
The surge on reservations is likely to be due to the promotional campaign we have been doing since the previous year. The campaign captivated the interest of the people in coming to see what will happen in our country," stated the Secretary of Tourism of Mexico, Gloria Guevara.
After a working trip to New York, in an interview, she said the government of Mexico continues to promote the Mayan culture and its vitality and legacy, and of areas that haven't been promoted throughout the world.
"Mundo Maya is what we promote today which was not promoted before. We are making great efforts to promote Yucatan, Tabasco, Campeche Quintana Roo cultural zone as well as Chiapas. We market with traditional sun as well as beach destinations, but additionally urge nature or eco tourism in the region," she mentioned.
In NY at Manhattan business center, she joked with the idea that the world will end later this coming year, in line with some interpretations of the Mayan calendar.
The so called doomsday prophecy or view in addition has helped bring in travelers to the area.
Though there aren't any consolidated figures, "reservations for the second semester seem to be higher than those we got in the first 6 months," she said.
The best destinations in the five states comprised the "Mundo Maya" which was also publicized by the Tourism Ministry: Chiapas that sits nearby Guatemala and the Pacific Ocean with a world of breathtaking, cultural and tourist resources blend here in a natural way. The Mayan sites of Bonampak, Palenque, Yaxchilan and Izapa are a splendor that rival with the colonial and charming cities of Chiapa de Corzo or Comitan and San Cristobal.
1. Tonina
Tonina is an archeological zone having sufficient traces of the culture of the Mayan. In Tzeltal language, its name means, "the stone house" or "huge stone houses". It gained its fame in the Late Classic (600-900 AD), when most inscriptions and also ancient monuments were created in the Ocosingo Valley, a transition zone in between the Chiapas jungle and also the forest. The Acropolis of Tonina was one of the larger structures of antique Mexico toward the end of the Classic.
2.Palenque
This is an ancient city and its true name is Lakamha' which means "place of many waters". At some point the archeological city took its name from the neighboring community established in the late 16th century, Santo Domingo de Palenque. Palenque implies "Stockade" or "Palisade" which means a circle of wood defending a location. In Campeche the landscape goes from the lavish jungle with interior waterways such as lakes and rivers, to small coastal fishing villages permitting the preservation of several Mayan archeological remains as well as colonial cities. Many Mayan archeological sites like Becan, Calakmul, Edzna and Hochob, and various other assets like an underwater world are the places rich in natural resources, and where you can go to sunken wrecks nearby the coast.
3.Edzna
The traveler wanders round the archeological site, which is located South of Campeche, and thinks that some cities are like motionless objects at a certain time. With such idea, perhaps it will be a fantastic choice to take into consideration rides in this way such as walks making it possible for us to live time.
4.Calakmul
This amazing destination means "Two mounds together." It's among the most significant cities during the civilization of the Mayan, both by extension and also by population using more than 50 thousand occupants. The chronology of the city dates from the Pre-Classic period (300 BC-250 BC). Its peak happens in the Classic period when the kingdom of Kaan joined up with other states in a confederation known as "Cuchcabal." It's low-lying and predominantly hot. And humid the climate in the Gulf of Mexico, make an eternally green landscape, dotted with rivers, lakes, marshes and amazing beaches.
5.Comalcalco
Its existing name derives from the Nahuatls' surprise. This is because upon arriving in the area the voyagers found it already abandoned with structures created of an unidentified material, brick; so they preferred to give it an illustrative name according to the nearest thing they knew, the comal. So they have named it "Comalli-Calli-Co" which suggests "House of the griddles".
6.Pomona
It goes up above plenty of mounds working as the separation point to two geographic areas, both governed by Usumacinta River. This region, referred to as the Usumacinta province, grouped in the Tabasco territory, leads the river through sedentary plains to the Gulf of Mexico, the Moral Reform Mayan cities, Santa Elena and San Claudio. In the state of Chiapas, in a tough landscape, through mountains and valleys, numerous other cities rise, including Bonanpak, Yaxchilan or Piedras Negras, and Palenque, . Tulum, Xel-Ha, Xcaret, Chacchoben, Coba, Dzibanch, King, Ichkabal, Kohunlich, Muyil, Oxtankah, San Gervasio and El Meco are the several archeological Mayan sites in Quintana Roo that can be visited. These are the top 10's most known form part.
7.Coba
The name of this destination means "water humidity" or "water with moss". Located sixty miles east of Chichen Itza and forty miles northwest of Tulum, this archeological site has an area of more than 70 square kilometers and a network of 45 roads (or what they call sacbes) connecting the site sets along with smaller communities, under their domain.
8.Tulum
The best known among the Maya Riviera is the archeological site of Tulum which is found in the national park of the same name, declared as such in the year 1981 on the 23rd of April. The mangrove eco system is comprised of mostly of red mangrove. Tulum, which is found in the Yucatan was formed when the land come about from the sea hundreds of years ago. The place is also referred to as the Land of the Mayan which is a vital Mayan archeological site.
9.Uxmal
The meaning of Uxmal is "thrice built" or "three harvests," and refers to the complexity of this city in the Puuc hills, a group of hills that break the Yucatan plains' monotony and were the Maya cities settled.
10.Chichen Itza
During the Terminal Classic and Early Post Classic periods, between 900 and 1300 AD, Chichen Itza was the most important city of the Mayan culture.
As published in the journal "Excelsior", the Ministry of Tourism stated that the number of hotel reservations in the five states the government of Mexico is promoting as part of the "Mundo Maya" grew 8% the first six months of 2012.
The surge on reservations is likely to be due to the promotional campaign we have been doing since the previous year. The campaign captivated the interest of the people in coming to see what will happen in our country," stated the Secretary of Tourism of Mexico, Gloria Guevara.
After a working trip to New York, in an interview, she said the government of Mexico continues to promote the Mayan culture and its vitality and legacy, and of areas that haven't been promoted throughout the world.
"Mundo Maya is what we promote today which was not promoted before. We are making great efforts to promote Yucatan, Tabasco, Campeche Quintana Roo cultural zone as well as Chiapas. We market with traditional sun as well as beach destinations, but additionally urge nature or eco tourism in the region," she mentioned.
In NY at Manhattan business center, she joked with the idea that the world will end later this coming year, in line with some interpretations of the Mayan calendar.
The so called doomsday prophecy or view in addition has helped bring in travelers to the area.
Though there aren't any consolidated figures, "reservations for the second semester seem to be higher than those we got in the first 6 months," she said.
The best destinations in the five states comprised the "Mundo Maya" which was also publicized by the Tourism Ministry: Chiapas that sits nearby Guatemala and the Pacific Ocean with a world of breathtaking, cultural and tourist resources blend here in a natural way. The Mayan sites of Bonampak, Palenque, Yaxchilan and Izapa are a splendor that rival with the colonial and charming cities of Chiapa de Corzo or Comitan and San Cristobal.
1. Tonina
Tonina is an archeological zone having sufficient traces of the culture of the Mayan. In Tzeltal language, its name means, "the stone house" or "huge stone houses". It gained its fame in the Late Classic (600-900 AD), when most inscriptions and also ancient monuments were created in the Ocosingo Valley, a transition zone in between the Chiapas jungle and also the forest. The Acropolis of Tonina was one of the larger structures of antique Mexico toward the end of the Classic.
2.Palenque
This is an ancient city and its true name is Lakamha' which means "place of many waters". At some point the archeological city took its name from the neighboring community established in the late 16th century, Santo Domingo de Palenque. Palenque implies "Stockade" or "Palisade" which means a circle of wood defending a location. In Campeche the landscape goes from the lavish jungle with interior waterways such as lakes and rivers, to small coastal fishing villages permitting the preservation of several Mayan archeological remains as well as colonial cities. Many Mayan archeological sites like Becan, Calakmul, Edzna and Hochob, and various other assets like an underwater world are the places rich in natural resources, and where you can go to sunken wrecks nearby the coast.
3.Edzna
The traveler wanders round the archeological site, which is located South of Campeche, and thinks that some cities are like motionless objects at a certain time. With such idea, perhaps it will be a fantastic choice to take into consideration rides in this way such as walks making it possible for us to live time.
4.Calakmul
This amazing destination means "Two mounds together." It's among the most significant cities during the civilization of the Mayan, both by extension and also by population using more than 50 thousand occupants. The chronology of the city dates from the Pre-Classic period (300 BC-250 BC). Its peak happens in the Classic period when the kingdom of Kaan joined up with other states in a confederation known as "Cuchcabal." It's low-lying and predominantly hot. And humid the climate in the Gulf of Mexico, make an eternally green landscape, dotted with rivers, lakes, marshes and amazing beaches.
5.Comalcalco
Its existing name derives from the Nahuatls' surprise. This is because upon arriving in the area the voyagers found it already abandoned with structures created of an unidentified material, brick; so they preferred to give it an illustrative name according to the nearest thing they knew, the comal. So they have named it "Comalli-Calli-Co" which suggests "House of the griddles".
6.Pomona
It goes up above plenty of mounds working as the separation point to two geographic areas, both governed by Usumacinta River. This region, referred to as the Usumacinta province, grouped in the Tabasco territory, leads the river through sedentary plains to the Gulf of Mexico, the Moral Reform Mayan cities, Santa Elena and San Claudio. In the state of Chiapas, in a tough landscape, through mountains and valleys, numerous other cities rise, including Bonanpak, Yaxchilan or Piedras Negras, and Palenque, . Tulum, Xel-Ha, Xcaret, Chacchoben, Coba, Dzibanch, King, Ichkabal, Kohunlich, Muyil, Oxtankah, San Gervasio and El Meco are the several archeological Mayan sites in Quintana Roo that can be visited. These are the top 10's most known form part.
7.Coba
The name of this destination means "water humidity" or "water with moss". Located sixty miles east of Chichen Itza and forty miles northwest of Tulum, this archeological site has an area of more than 70 square kilometers and a network of 45 roads (or what they call sacbes) connecting the site sets along with smaller communities, under their domain.
8.Tulum
The best known among the Maya Riviera is the archeological site of Tulum which is found in the national park of the same name, declared as such in the year 1981 on the 23rd of April. The mangrove eco system is comprised of mostly of red mangrove. Tulum, which is found in the Yucatan was formed when the land come about from the sea hundreds of years ago. The place is also referred to as the Land of the Mayan which is a vital Mayan archeological site.
9.Uxmal
The meaning of Uxmal is "thrice built" or "three harvests," and refers to the complexity of this city in the Puuc hills, a group of hills that break the Yucatan plains' monotony and were the Maya cities settled.
10.Chichen Itza
During the Terminal Classic and Early Post Classic periods, between 900 and 1300 AD, Chichen Itza was the most important city of the Mayan culture.
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