Puuc Route and Mayan Villages

No. 258 Traditional Mayan Medicine in Santa Elena

Recommended experience for kids:

Yes

Recommended experience for pets:

No

It is an inclusive experience:

No

Places close to the experience where you can spend the night:

Santa Elena

Days open to the public:

Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Schedules in which you can enjoy the experience:

08:00 - 20:00

Contact number to make reservations:

Important experience activities:

  • Explanation
  • Plants demo

Approximate price:

$ MXN

Months in which you can enjoy the experience:

All year long

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In the heart of the Puuc Route, in Santa Elena, you must stop and meet a man, descendant from the ancient Mayas, Don Félix, and ancient culebrero or also yerbatero. These culebreros were the people to which in the past times you would go to when any poisonous snake, commonly found in the henequen fields, had bitten you. Don Félix is one of the last culebreros who still lives in Santa Elena village, he knows the secret remedy to survive those bites, which consists of a mixture of different roots and flowers.

Actividades principales

Distance from Mérida to experience:

approximately

Duration of experience:

2 hours approximately

Suggested for:

Families, friends and couples

Distance from Mérida to experience No. 258 Traditional Mayan Medicine in Santa Elena

365 days

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