{"id":4579,"date":"2012-05-16T17:25:42","date_gmt":"2012-05-16T23:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/temp-blog\/?p=4579"},"modified":"2012-05-16T17:25:42","modified_gmt":"2012-05-16T23:25:42","slug":"playa-del-carmen-cozumel-residents-will-witness-%e2%80%9csacred-mayan-journey%e2%80%9d-starting-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/playa-del-carmen-cozumel-residents-will-witness-%e2%80%9csacred-mayan-journey%e2%80%9d-starting-tomorrow\/","title":{"rendered":"Playa del Carmen &#038; Cozumel Residents Will Witness \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Sacred Mayan Journey,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Starting Tomorrow!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the many motivations to buy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/playadelcarmen-real-estate\/\">Playa del Carmen real estate<\/a> is close contact with ancient mysteries of the Mayan culture.\u00c2\u00a0 Tomorrow a very special annual event, a boat crossing called the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Sacred Mayan Journey,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d will take place in the strait between Playa del Carmen and the island of Cozumel, also allowing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/cozumel-real-estate\">Cozumel real estate<\/a> owners to enjoy the part of the event on the island.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<figure style=\"width: 511px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  \" title=\"Sacred Mayan Journey 2011\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travesiasagradamaya.com.mx\/TSM2011\/galeria-TSM2011\/Protocolo-Inauguracion\/big\/50.jpg\" alt=\"2011s Opening Ceremony\" width=\"511\" height=\"339\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">2011&#39;s Opening Ceremony<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As the website for the Sacred Mayan Journey points out:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Sacred Mayan Journey will take place at Xcaret for the 6th consecutive year. This event recreates one of the most ancient traditions of the Mayan culture; the yearly pilgrimage of the Maya, who braved the ocean on their canoes and crossed to the island of Cozumel to worship the goddess Ixchel.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The event will begin in at 5:30 in the evening, May 17, 2012, at Xcaret park, just south of Playa del Carmen.\u00c2\u00a0 Some of the features of the event include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>an incredible display of folklore and music, with more than 300 artists<\/li>\n<li>an interactive Mayan Market<\/li>\n<li>Mayan dances and ceremonies<\/li>\n<li>blessing and departure of the oarsmen in their canoes (5:30 AM on May 18)<\/li>\n<li>ancient Mayan welcome dances and songs (Cozumel)<\/li>\n<li>ancient rituals and ceremonies for the goddess Ixchel<\/li>\n<li>return journey (Cozumel 5:30 AM on May 19)<\/li>\n<li>welcome and concluding ceremonies in Xcaret<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This year, the 6th after the ritual\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s re-instatement, is especially important since 2012 is the end of the Mayan calendar, marking the beginning of a new era.<\/p>\n<p>The event is a beautiful way for residents to delve into the ancient mysteries of the Mayans, and offers something exciting for future residents to look forward to in years to come.<\/p>\n<p>See more at the official website:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travesiasagradamaya.com.mx\/TSM2012-EN\/index.php\">http:\/\/www.travesiasagradamaya.com.mx\/TSM2012-EN\/index.php<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>TOPMexicoRealEstate.com; Mexico&#8217;s Leading Network of Specialists for Finding and Purchasing Mexican Properties Safely<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the many motivations to buy Playa del Carmen real estate is close contact with ancient mysteries of the Mayan culture.\u00c2\u00a0 Tomorrow a very special annual event, a boat crossing called the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Sacred Mayan Journey,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d will take place in the strait between Playa del Carmen and the island of Cozumel, also allowing Cozumel real [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[111,135,275,276,70],"tags":[1531,196,197,1526],"class_list":{"0":"post-4579","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-cozumel-real-estate","7":"category-living-in-mexico","8":"category-mexico-culture-living-in-mexico-2","9":"category-mexico-festivals-and-events-living-in-mexico-2","10":"category-playa-del-carmen-real-estate","11":"tag-cozumel-real-estate","12":"tag-mexico-culture","13":"tag-mexico-festivals-and-events","14":"tag-playa-del-carmen-real-estate","15":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4579"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4579\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4582,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4579\/revisions\/4582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}