No. 181 Coqui La Perfumería Residence & Spa in Valladolid

Visit Coqui Coqui La Perfumería Residence & Spa, a unique and sensorial experience through scents and flavors from Yucatán. This place is in the heart of Valladolid, at Calzada de Los Frailes, a destination characterized for being quiet and colorful.

Coqui Coqui La Perfumería is a tour that involves all senses. You will have the opportunity of visiting a boutique where you can find a great collection of perfumes inspired in Yucatán, which will take you to landscapes, flora, vegetation, and lifestyle of the beautiful Yucatán Peninsula. When entering, you may try the fresh and authentic perfumes, with a detailed explanation of the notes and inspiration to create them. After trying the fragrances, continue the tour to Coqui Coqui hall of Flavors, in this place you may taste the lines of honey, chocolate, and Melipona honey, a gift from the precious Mayan bee. The Melipona bee is a species that do not have a sting, it is characterized for being harvested in Mayan villages since hundreds of years ago, due to the considerable number of benefits and medicinal properties their honey has.

Delight with its incredible areas, the decoration of this residence will take you to the past, it has sophisticated facilities to enjoy, as well as a spa service, which you can book and enjoy amenities and detailed services that will surely make a different and unforgettable experience.

It includes guide, tour, scent sampling, and honey and chocolate tasting. It is recommended for people who like fragrances and history.

El Cuyo is called the hidden treasure of the emerald coast of Yucatán. You can find this charming fishing village in the northeast coast of the Yucatán Peninsula, where the turquoise waters of the Caribbean mix with the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico. It is located just two hours away from Cancún and three and a half hours from Mérida.

If you are the kind of person that enjoys aquatic activities, then, you have found the perfect experience, Casa del ritmo invites you to experience this way of entertainment and fun, where you can enjoy the sea while you go along the beautiful beach of El Cuyo. You will get into the kayak in the seashore and will go inside the sea approximately 65.6 ft, from this point, you will go kayaking parallel to the shore until you get to the pier, during your round tour, you will enjoy the view, on one side, you will see the streets and boardwalk, and on the other side, the sea, and the beautiful sky views.

During your tour you can eventually find diverse sea bird species, like pelicans, seagulls, and flamingos in the sky, as well as dolphins, stingrays, and fish in the sea.

It includes kayak, oar, lifejacket, and local guide. It is recommended to wear appropriate clothing, cap, sunglasses, and ecological sunscreen and repellent.

The Bicentenario "Animaya" Zoo Park was inaugurated on April 30, 2010, to commemorate the 200^th anniversary of Mexico’s Independence. With an environment similar to a safari, you can see different species like ducks, pelicans and geese in the lake, as well as three small islands with tall trees where you can see some monkeys, you can also see the lions, giraffes, buffalos, zebras, ostriches, and deers’ village; it is divided into three meadows: American, Euro-Asian, and African.

Some of the attractions in this park are the safari tour in a small bus, the catamaran tour in the lake, and the look-out, which is in a great Mayan stele with a height of 116.4 ft, to observe the panoramic view of all the place.

It is a beautiful henequen hacienda founded in 1857. It has a main manor, a machinery room, a school, a dancing hall, a shop, a chapel, and in 1904 a hospital with a simple style was added with an administrative area, four pavilions, an operating room and a physician’s house. Today, all this is admired by visitors as it has been restored and enabled as a tourist place defined as a haven of green, beauty, and peace in Dzidzantún, the millenary heart of the Mayan lordship of Ah Kin Chel.

The services offer consists of 14 “villas” with a living room, dining room-kitchen in a terrace, one or more sleeping rooms, bathrooms, individual garden, and small swimming pools; 8 “ripios” – traditional Mayan houses with palm roof – with a sleeping room, bathroom, and garden; restaurant and multiple-use room (board games, billiard, etc.), tennis court, basketball, and swimming pool, as well as horses and bicycles. It is important to mention that this destination is 6.2 miles away from the most beautiful beaches in Yucatán, in the area of Chabihau and San Crisanto.

The stay in this paradise is complemented with the culinary experience (national and international) of Chef Andrés Avilés, from “La Bodega” restaurant, who gives cooking lessons. In this activity, you will learn about the kind of meat for each dish, the preparation, ingredients, cooking times, and tasting of the dish.

It includes chef companionship, ingredients, facilities, and tasting. It is recommended to wear comfortable clothing and footwear, make a reservation by phone call or social media. This supplier is pet friendly, contact them for more information.

Live a Mayan experience near Valladolid, in the community of Dzalbay and Ek Balam. The ancient Mayans were excellent observers of their surroundings and generated lots of knowledge. Even though a great amount of it has been lost, communities have received the legacy of such knowledge from generation to generation.

Here, you will enjoy a gorgeous cenote in which you can swim, watch its formations and the island inside of it. You can also learn about the use of medicinal plants of the region and their methods of preparation. You will visit the community and will see how is that contemporary Mayans live. They even offer the services of a Mayan wedding and baptisms in the cenote.

What to do in Sac Aua?

Enjoy a plunge in Sac Aua cenote. Dive in this natural marvel. Millions of years had to go by so that cenotes were formed. This place is unique, it has beautiful stalactites formations. Besides, it has a natural island inside, excellent for resting and watching formations and the landscape. The water forms a ring around the island. If you like adventure, it has a grotto. Enjoy this wonderful experience.

Experience a unique moment at the demo lesson of Mayan cuisine, roasted dishes and Píib which is given at the “Ya’axche” Ethnogastronomic Center in Halachó, Yucatán. Halachó is a municipality located one hour away from the Yucatecan capital; and it is characterized for being the main producer of habanero pepper; besides, it has a substantial number of citric fruits and vegetables producers, as well as artisans that manage huano palms.

During the lesson, you will develop skills that will provide you with an approach to the spirituality of the gastronomic culture of the western region through food. You will learn culinary techniques and will taste flavors in dishes offered by the Mayan land. Preparation of dishes is made with local products and ingredients, and they are prepared the ancient way, using a 3-stone hearth and logs, as well as the underground oven “píib”, which is unique and characteristic of the ancient cuisine. You will experience all this in an outdoors environment, as it was used to be done in the past. In the end, you will taste all the food with all your companions.

There are proper areas for the mini workshop and your visit; a dining palapa, a rural kitchen, a resting area, a harvesting area of seasonal citric fruit, and a Mayan cornfield. It is undoubtedly an experience full of legacy from the Yucatecan traditional cuisine that you cannot miss.

It includes a 45-minute demo lesson to prepare snacks, a 4-course menu (fried food, lime soup, main course cooked in the píib, cochinita, relleno negro, relleno blanco or piíbil chicken), and a dessert called offering, made with harvested products. It is recommended to wear footwear for outdoors dirt areas, comfortable clothing, repellent and sunscreen.

Framed by a Blue Agave plantation (Tequilana Weber), you can find La Destilería, where the Mayapán agave distilled is handcrafted with techniques used since more than 400 years ago by Mexicans you started producing tequila. This artisan process provides a unique and exquisite flavor to the Mayapán agave distilled. You will make a tour so that you can learn about the process, first you will walk around the agave plantation where you can see the “jimado” process of the cones; then you will go inside La Destilería facilities, where you will see the step-by-step of all the process followed to get the final Mayapán product.

After the tour, you will be invited to a free tasting of the agave distilled. Then, you can go to the shop where you can buy regional handcrafts, distillery’s souvenirs, and tequila from the region.

Visit San Felipe, located in the north coast of Yucatán, it is mainly a fishing port and it is considered one of the cleanest municipalities in the state, and the variety of colorful wooden houses outstands.

The boat tour starts in the port and goes to a site in the sea where there is a ship wreckage which carried cement. Before getting down from the boat, your guide will tell you in detail what happened to the ship. When you arrive to the site, they will provide you with a snorkeling equipment so that you can see the cement bags laying on the bottom of approximately 6.5 ft. Due to the bundles, fish keep swimming around them, so you will have an excellent view underwater.

The second stop is Playa Bonita, which in alliance with Mexico’s Coastal States, is certified as platinum beach, so it is distinguishable for its scenic beauty, environmental excellence, safety, facilities, signage with relevant information, and universal accessibility. You can enjoy the transparent waters with white sand, and you do not need to worry about the depth, as this beach is quiet and shallow. Watch the change of colors in the sea, take a picture in the sea on the letters forming the word “Felipe”. After a plunge in the sea, relax in a palapa, there are sunbeds available and you can buy food and beverages if you ask for them before your visit, otherwise, there is a small store selling sodas and snacks. Moreover, there are kayaks for rental and on one side you can buy handcrafts offered by locals.

At the end of the boat tour, and as an extra, you can visit Punta Morena, a 0.3-mile pathway going into the mangroves and wetlands thickness, where you can see fauna from the port.

It includes boat, guide, palapa, pathway, and beach. It is recommended to wear comfortable clothing, swimming suit, and ecological sunscreen.

Enjoy an incredible experience in Santa Cruz Homún Cabañas y Restaurante, a tourist look-out located in the so-called “cenotes ring”. It has areas to enjoy with the family or couple and has options for all kinds of travelers. There are several activities, depending on what you are looking for, mainly to visit and plunge in these two attractive cenotes of crystalline waters, it has one underground and one semi-open cenotes. You will have the opportunity to experience an adventure like going on a zip-line while you enjoy a spectacular view going from one cenote to another from the heights. It is the only tourist look-out in Homún, where you can go on a zip-line.

Another option is to go hiking among nature, or if you prefer you can relax in the temascal area or plunge in the swimming pool. It also has an excellent culinary offer of Yucatecan traditional cuisine, and of course you can taste panuchos, cochinita pibil, relleno negro with hand-made tortillas, among other delicious dishes.

This incredible place offers accommodation in various kinds of equipped huts, with comfortable facilities and it also has a camping area. You cannot miss this adventure and perform the different activities that this tourist look-out offers.

It includes lifejackets, parking lot, and use of facilities. It is recommended to wear comfortable clothing and footwear.

Nahualli house of artists is a Mexican Art Gallery located in a restored ancient manor from the 17^th century, in the heart of the city. It is a project of the family of artists formed by Abel Vázquez and Melva Medina, who seeks the integration of local and national artists, including their two daughters Aura Meztli and Alma Citlalli. In this place several cultural events take place, like music, theatre, dance, enology, concert-dinners, and fashion catwalks.

The team is interested in projecting new Mexican artists, mainly from Yucatán. You can learn about the creative processes of the artistic products, they tell you about the experiences in the studio, where they give lessons of diverse techniques for plastic arts. You can walk around the gallery’s exhibition halls, where you can see paintings, sculptures, engravings, drawings and mix techniques. They sell products and have international shipping. It is a place where contemporary visual arts and elegance of colonial architecture converge, creating a beautiful art collection.

Do not miss the incredible experience of visiting Pijijí Camp in Dzilam de Bravo and delight with beautiful natural landscapes. Pijijí Camp is a lovely place where you will have the opportunity of camping in front of the beach and enjoy the Yucatán Riviera. You will be able to enjoy activities like a boat tour guided by community’s sailors, discover the flora and fauna from the mangroves and water springs of the port, go in an exploring adventure in kayak, enjoy the view of a colorful sunset, and spend the night in front of a warm bonfire.

This place has parking lot, camping area, restrooms, and outdoors showers, communal grill, bonfire, boat tours, areas for activities like soccer and volleyball, palapas in front of the sea, kayak, among other things. As you can see, you can take advantage of all these services and spend an incredible moment with your companions. There are activities for the whole family, and the best thing is that the whole family may go, as it is a pet friendly place, so you may take your pet and experience an extraordinary moment.

Dzilam de Bravo is a historical port located in the Emerald Coast; it has a beautiful tourist boardwalk recently renovated. Dzilam de Bravo flourishes again and it is a worthy place to visit because besides being a port, it is an ecological reserve. The beach areas are almost just for visitors.

It includes a clean and safe area, parking lot, lifejackets.

It is recommended to bring comfortable beach clothing, ecological repellent, tent, camping equipment.

Visit Yaxunah Archeological Site and Lol-Ha Cenote, you cannot miss the opportunity of discovering these impressive places. When arriving, you can go to the village’s downtown to plunge in the incredible Lol-Ha Cenote, which in Maya language means water flower. It is a cenote of crystalline and fresh waters, with a depth of 98.4 ft, and all facilities to access to it.

Just 0.6 miles away from the community, you can find Yaxunah Archeological Site, where you can see the ruins of this Mayan city which began its development around the years 400 b.C., it is an important location because historically it was at the same distance from the three coasts in the peninsula and was one of the greatest political centers in the south. It is in this area where the great Sac-be is located, the longest known white pathway from the Mayan World, which connected Yaxunah to Cobá.