HACIENDA CHICHEN
AND
YAXKIN SPA
Practice Sustainable
Tourism and dedicate
their social eco-cultural
efforts to the welfare of
the
Maya Communities
nearby Chichen Itza
Yucatan, Mexico
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Visitors marble at the magical ambiance and beauty
found in
Hacienda Chichen a
true Eco-Spa wellness and sustainable tourism
destination in Yucatan, Mexico. Hacienda Chichen has become a
Sanctuary of Life, where guests
experience a rare intimate contact with nature, the Mayan people's
cultural traditions and the principals of giving and sharing while
supporting the social needs of Maya communities near
Chichen Itza.
Enjoy a
pampering Mayan Spa Brake
at Hacienda Chichen - Top Eco-Chic Spa
Destination selected by acclaimed magazines:
Enjoy the magic of ancient Mayan Holistic Healing at Yaxkin Spa this
Summer or Fall 2010. Book any of our TWO
NIGHT STAY VACATION OFFERS
and help our NGO volunteer Social Programs to build
a
Mayan Children's Early Education Center in Xcalacoop
There are so many activities offered at Hacienda Chichen Resort, we recommend you take time to visit our sister website
Chichen
Services which offers unique eco-cultural vacation packages and experiences that are sure to enhance your stay and visit.
Explore the wonders of
Yucatan’s unique
eco-cultural environment, visit natural caves and experience
Maya holistic rituals, or swim in natural
cenote waters and enjoy
birding or stargazing. Plan to stay at least three nights with us if you wish to fully enjoy
a relaxing
vacation and explore all the wonders of this region.
Free Volunteer Programs:
Hacienda Chichen and our civil
volunteer association, Maya Foundation In
Laakeech A.C. (pronounce in lak'ech), offer travelers who
wish to volunteer, especial
free volunteer vacation programs to
help us support Maya communities needs.
September 2010, J-Men Bartolome Poot Nahuat will conduct a few
Mayan Medicinal Plants Workshops for the Maya Foundation In Laakeech
for the hotel staff and travelers wishing to participate can
register. Contact us
now
for dates, scheduled program, registration, fee.
July 2010,
Chef Josue Cime will conduct a Mayan Nut Cooking Healthy Workshop to
promote the rich and highly nutritional Mayan Nut Tree seed... learn
to store it, cook it, and enjoy it in many easy organic recipes.
Chichen Itza Archaeological Zone
Just a brief walk from Hacienda Chichen will take you to the south entrance gate. Staying overnight at the hacienda allows you to visit
Chichen Itza in the early morning light, ahead of the crowds and the heat, when the area is most magical. You can also easily enjoy the Light and Sound show in the evening, and then walk home to your Hacienda Chichen cottage under the moon and stars. Staying at Hacienda Chichen allows you to enjoy all the wonders of
Chichen Itza as if it were in your own backyard. Chichen Viejo "Old Chichen"
Visits to this special area are closed to the public. Special
visits to academia may be approved by INAH since studies are still
conducted by archaeologists.
Balankanche Caves(3 min. drive from the hotel). Tourist friendly, paid visit site. These fabulous Maya
Ceremonial caverns and underground waterways were used by
ancient Mayan for their Secret Initiation and Ceremonial Rites.
Offerings and clay pots are still in place as you stroll through
narrow path leading to a main chamber with a stalactite "tree like"
formation.
Ek Balam(30 - 40 min by car via Valladolid)
A walled Mayan city restored in the 1990s. This Mayan
archaeological site offers a fascinating encounter with ornate
stucco sculptures and carved temple facades.
Yaxuna (via Yaxcaba)
Yaxuna is
a small and largely unexcavated Mayan site with the largest Sac-Be ever found ancient Maya, measuring about 101 km long and extending to Kabah.
Yodzonot Cenote(10 min. drive from hotel passing Piste).
We highly recommend guests to visit this impressive cenote and
eco-park cater by few Maya female locals, great swimming & low admission fee. (Click here for a
video tour of Yodzonot Cenote).
Dzinup Cenote (18 min drive from
hotel to Valladolid)
A magical place to swim and enjoy Yucatan's geological formations: blue pristine underground
cenote fresh water caved by in a rock dome and tree roots.
Yaxcaba (15 min by car via Libre Union)
This small town is known for its Native Medicine Center, Maya J-Men or native herbal healing local practitioners of Maya Medicine. Also you will find many cleansing Maya ceremonies still practiced by the Maya people nowadays.
A three towered Cathedral faces Main Plaza.
Tabi (10 min. more, via Libre Union and Yaxcaba)
For lovers of colonial churches and altars. This town has an amazing masterpiece recently restored and dedicated to the Virgin of Ascension. The sacristy has a secret small chapel
with antique murals worth the trip.
Valladolid (30 min by car Hwy to Cancun)
The Capital of Yucatan in Colonial times before Merida was
founded. The city's Historic Center has wonderful examples of
Colonial architecture. Visit the San Bernardino de Siena Convent with its many
original altarpieces and beautiful 18th Century designs.
Izamal (45 min by car Hwy to Merida)
An impressive Colonial town with a mix of Maya and Spanish
elements. The Convent San Antonio de Padua is the mayor structure
found here. The convent holds many Colonial murals and religious
images.
Merida (1hr & 30 min by car)
The capital city of Yucatan is full of things to see and Colonial
architecture abounds in downtown with churches, plazas, museums and
many epoch homes. Restaurants, shopping, museums, outdoor
markets, theatre, music, dancing, free cultural events and other fun
public activities are available in Merida.
Xcopoil and Xcalacoop: Mayan Health Centers
The
Maya Foundation In Laakeech A.C. provides weekly food supplies to the
Nutrition Program
held at both XHC. We also provide help for the upkeep of the older buildings to continue the various community programs held at the XHC,
while the new building donated by our hotel serves boys and girls
with new bathrooms, an eco-friendly septic system, a kitchen and a multi-purpose room large enough to host the 140 children during their daily meal at the center. These children have been suffering from malnutrition and
our support is helping them on their road to health.
Yodzonot Cenote Community Project
Hacienda Chichen actively promotes this eco-park under the care of a
local group of females with ongoing publicity and marketing
strategies, including online ads.
Maya Jungle Reforestation and Nature Reserve
The Maya Foundation In Laakeech engages in ongoing protection of
flora and
fauna. These
"Green" activities include vast reforestation of hardwoods within the 300 hectares of private land dedicated to eco-friendly activities. We also
offer
volunteer workto educate and train local native people to care for the environment,
endemic animals (fauna)
and plants (flora) as well as to preserve the safety of our water resources.
Maya Volunteer Education Programs
As part of the commitment to help our staff broaden their opportunities and continue their education, our Maya Foundation In Laakeech A.C. Programs pay our staff's enrollment in various
volunteer training workshops and educational programs such as Local Archaeologist Tour Guide and Local
Bird-watching Certification, as well as other educational opportunities offered in Piste, Xcalacoop and Valladolid. Additional education opportunities, such as
English ESL classes, computer and job related workshops, are available to our staff in our in-house training programs.
If you wish to learn more about these education programs and help fund any of these social projects, please contact our Maya Foundation In Laakeech A.C.
if you wish to be one of our social volunteer and help us help:
info@yucatanadventure.com.mx
Bird Lovers will find this Eco-vision hotel to be a paradise for birding
in the Yucatan! Come bring your bins and take a Mayan local
bird-watching tour guided by our own certified bird local guides or buy
a Birds of the Yucatan Guide book and enjoy learning details about the
157 bird species found in our Bird Refuge and gardens, where toh
mot-mot birds abound as well as Yucatan Jay birds, Scarlet Tanager
birds, Yucatan parrots joyfully flying near your private patio, or
Altamira Orioles enjoying our fruit trees. Birding in Chichen Itza,
Yucatan, Mexico is at its best when you stay at Hacienda Chichen which
offers you a vast private Mayan Jungle Reserve filled with nature paths
for you to stroll while birding here; you can enjoy a Nature Tour along
your Bird-watching Tour and learn about the Maya names of birds,
legendary Mayan birds, mythical Mayan bird ceremonies, and experience
the joy of awakening to the melodies of hundred of birds such as
the black melodious orioles, black hooded orioles, cardinals, social
fly-catchers and of course great families of Yellow front parrots
happily singing near your own cottage room. So book your stay with
us and enjoy fabulous bird-watching and other
eco-cultural activities.
Bird Guided Tours are part of our
eco-vision hotel practices and
Sustainable Tourism commitment, therefore
guests should know that when booking a
Bird Tour or Nature Tour
at our
hotel, the full amount paid is directly given to the certified Mayan
local bird watching guide. Hacienda Chichen support birding
activities as part of our responsible sustainable hotel practices and
volunteer social work; helping local Mayan communities to protect the
natural habitat of this regions fauna.
A portion of our profits are donated to the Maya Foundation In Laakeech
(pronounce in lak'ech)
social work programs benefiting Mayan local communities nearby
Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico.
You can join our
free volunteer programs and help us help!
For further details, kindly contact us:
info@haciendachichen.com
Yucatan's best
green spa resort: Hacienda Chichen Resort and Yaxkin Spa offer the
best accommodations found in Chichen Itza , Yucatan, Mexico; a truly
7 wonders green hotel among Chichen Itza Hotels, the hacienda is
dedicated to Sustainable Tourism practices and eco-vision hotel
management. This Hacienda boutique hotel and Mayan Eco-Spa
Wellness Resort, is a top archaeological hotel and Colonial landmark
within the fine hotels in Mexico, Hacienda Chichen welcomes
guests as Chichen Itza top green Eco Lodging and a true holistic
Maya Spa Resort destination in Mexico. Our rooms and accommodations
follow our green hotel eco-vision practices, offering green
awareness features such as A/C individual units, ceiling fans,
energy saving hotel light features, clean water savings,
bio-digestible hotel septic eco-system, green water recycling
programs, eco-friendly hotel amenities, bio-friendly products,
recycle building materials, organic local produces, healthy organic
gourmet menus, and much more. Remember we are
Yucatan's best Green Hotel Choice: come and enjoy our
eco-friendly boutique hotel in Chichen Itza Mayan Ruins, for sure Mexico’s
most romantic eco-cultural and Spa wellness destination in the Yucatan.