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In today's vlog, I take a look at Mexico's Mayan Culture, past and present. Starting in Playa Del Carmen, I then meet up with the Alltournative team and travel deep into the Mexican jungle. First we visit Coba Archaeological Site, then we visit a Mayan Community, and then we see a beautiful cenote. Don't blink, this one is going to be full of adventure!
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[@dme910]

Supreme Video...as a Mexican being born in Merida, Yucatan, it was great seeing those women make tortillas like my grandmother made them, she also wore those colorful dresses and spoke maya herself because she was Mayan...it is very nostalgic to see all of their culture and tradition like the huts where they live...My grandma also lived in one when she was living in the village before she came with her kids to the city of Merida after losing her husband...thanks Dan for exploring some of the Mayan culture.

[@TheNewTravel]

Okay amigos it's been a busy few weeks so I've posted less videos than usual. But I just finished an epic trip through central mexico so I hope you're ready for a series of new videos from new cities coming your way soon!! 🇲🇽🙌

[@berenicerivera7406]

Can't wait for it! 👀

[@patriciaacb]

I' am ready!!

[@gaypridemexico2012]

Waiting for them.

[@TheNewTravel]

Hey Colin! Thank you so much for offering to do this. You can submit by clicking on the Settings Button (the little gear) under the video. Then click Subtitles / CC and then click Add Subtitles / CC

[@claudiamedel8480]

I just got subscribed, but I’m also quite excited ☺️🇲🇽

[@mikeballesteros2275]

Big thumb up! Again your videos make me feel like if I was there myself. I finally got to to know what the Maya Riviera looks and feels like from my living room while sitting on my recliner. Thanks Mr. Dan.

[@TheNewTravel]

Thanks Mike! Enjoy that recliner ;)

[@lelandpeck4585]

Thanks, Dan. This was incredibly interesting! I've heard about Coba but this is the first time I've seen any part of it. Terrific!

[@almamedina328]

Que maravilla saber qué tú conoces más a mi país qué yo 👍👋😍😘❤❤❤💞

[@TheNewTravel]

*What's your favourite archeological site or historical place you've visited?*

[@eddi-mx1459]

The Piramids of Teotihuacan

[@anthonyj2673]

Until now, Xochicalco in the state of Morelos.

[@guillermoaguillon2449]

Chichén Itzá and the cave paintings in Baja Sur 👍

[@elsolesazul8348]

Mitla in Oaxaca state 🤗

[@javierarellano3808]

The New Travel El Tajín

[@eduardooramadelpilar268]

Beautiful 🇺🇸✌🏻🇵🇷🌸

[@TheNewTravel]

What's up Eddie!!

[@mikey8032]

I seriously love your videos! 💖✨

[@TheNewTravel]

Thanks Wizkey!

[@JaimeBurciaga]

That view from the top of the pyramid with only the flat deep-green jungle and the blue sky with white clouds above all the way to the horizon is the most beautiful view I've ever seen. Dan, thank you very much for those shots, I'm looking forward for the rest of your videos at the peninsula.

[@TheNewTravel]

Thanks Jamie!

[@tinkmarz1]

Thanks, Dan, for an exquisite video. Because of the many gringos-in-Mexico videos I've watched (and learned the truth) about Mexico I'm falling in love with this magnificent country and her people. For years I've read and learned about the Mayans and came to be curious and admire that ancient culture, and personally feel that the Maya go far, far back in human history and played an important part we haven't even begun to truly grasp. But this video has shown that they're still here. It's wonderful that these ancient traditions and language still live. And yet, it's just one of many parts of the history of this fascinating country. Sadly, I guess I'll never be lucky enough to visit...I'm retired and live on a limited income...stuck here in the USA.

[@luedlamas444]

Wishing you can sometime come to Mexico! Thank you for your kind words towards my country

[@ricardo_cn]

tinkmarz1 - I hope one day decide to visit. Just to let you know there are many expats retired there and should look into it. Google Paul qroo it will talk of some experiencies of expats. Good luck.

[@tinkmarz1]

Thank you for your words of encouragement, Ricardo. I failed to mention that most of all, it's the beauty, creativity and resourcefulness of the people I admire most. By far, they seem to be living life the way we were intended to live. Oh...and...lol...the Mexican cuisine I fell in love with some time ago. And yes, I have looked into the many expats that moved there. Thank you much for the Google suggestion. I will look into it...!!

[@tinkmarz1]

Me too. And thank you, Luis. I am very seriously considering it, although it may not be for several years before I can make it happen. The warmth of open arms feels so good. I wish some of my own countrymen had the common sense to practice that.

[@rgdssd]

tinkmarz1 you can do it! Don't give up! Even if you have to recycle cans, plastic bottles, have yard sales, sell brownies- do it to save up! You'd be surprised how effective this is. I know someone who saved thousands to buy a car by selling candies at school. Another saved for a trip by selling pumpkin rolls. Be creative, set your mind to it, and it will happen. 😎 Best of luck! ✌️

[@Jmoney-vc4mh]

In Guatemala they have nice one like that they Call tikal

[@TheNewTravel]

I would love to visit Tikal one day. I tried to make it happen on my trip to Guatemala, but it was just too far

[@sasakialinne9878]

Thank you for all the love towards my country 🇲🇽❤👏🏼

[@esdrassantiago1085]

Dan el galán ;)

[@Wachim426]

Ya que estás ahí trata de probar el quesó relleno típico de Yucatán , el salbut, panucho, caldo de lima, cochinita pibil, lomitos y la chicharra nunca olvidarás esos sabores no te vayas sin probarlos todos

[@itswillielugo999]

Dan I love your videos. You have a good time and you share it and you talk about your experience. That’s what makes me really want to go to Mexico 🇲🇽 and visit these places you visit

[@TheNewTravel]

Gracias Willie!

[@alfonsoherrera5120]

Beautiful place and culture.

[@coria6231]

First likeee! ;)

[@itswillielugo999]

Coria, second like 👍

[@TheNewTravel]

Niceeee!

[@luisantoniomartinezrios3014]

Now that you are in Cancún or near, you should go the the Xcaret parks, I recommend you the xenses park, it’s awesome

[@lancelotarano156]

I believe you should go to: Ek’ Balam, Chichén Itzá, dzibilchaltun and the X parks are awesome such as Xcaret, Xplor, xenses, xel-ha.

[@jamescolosio263]

They’ve been planning to build a bullet train that connects Quintana Roo with Campeche and Chiapas and it’s finally gonna take place next year I personally think it’s a great idea because all the tourists that come to Quintana Roo will experience other nearby states

[@TheNewTravel]

Cool! Will that be Mexico's first bullet train?

[@jamescolosio263]

The New Travel Yes of course

[@ricardo_cn]

James Colosio - I agree with you

[@scotverdin9401]

Dan, you are an old soul. I don't know how else to describe how I feel about you observation of this ancient culture. Bless you and thank you for awakening me to me history.

[@melissasueferrin3409]

It's really good that you didn't film much in the Mayan village, I hope you inspire more people to take that kind of trip and learn about different ways of life. There are similar tours all over Mexico and we support Indigenous peoples who want to maintain their way of life by paying for these kinds of tours. Happy traveling.

[@samuelceballos6552]

Hola, ve a chichen-itza, pregunta por rio secreto te encantará, es una complejo de cuevas, son muy seguras; visita Tulum,ve a Xcaret y no te pierdas el espectáculo al final del día de" Mexico espectacular", ve a las grutas de balankanche que están muy cerca camino a Chichenitza. Visita también Valladolid.

[@Hkdimplez17]

It would b really cool and helpful if you could the next time you travel show us how to do it. Like how to get transportation from the airport to your hotel where to exchange currancy. It would be so helpful for those of us who have never travel before.

[@adrianalillysosaflores4346]

go to Yucatan, Merida, Uxmal , all the ruta puuc and ek balallor many many other beautiful, intetesting places there.

[@itswillielugo999]

Your videos are expiring to me and I sure for others too🤝🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@cjuarezluna2010]

Hey man I love Mexico and I Love you too... and your videos!!!

[@TheNewTravel]

thanks carlos!!

[@ylflores6917]

Ehhh saludos, por cierto soy Mexidios 🇲🇽🌯

[@esdrassantiago1085]

Yael Rogelio Roman Flores Ya somos 2 ;)

[@TallTravelEats]

Awesome vlog! Keep up the great work! I visited the Hoover Dam/Red Rock Canyon and vlogged while touring, it was a memorable experience.

[@TheNewTravel]

Thanks TallTravelEats!

[@TallTravelEats]

You're welcome!

[@js62ga]

Excelent, I like the way that you see the things. Now I am planing to go and know there. 😀

[@TheNewTravel]

Thanks Sebastian :D

[@MarcoG70]

Awesome place for New brand travel series... congrats, good work, as usual ! 😎

[@dianamunoz5386]

💜👍 When will you come to Veracruz??

[@TheNewTravel]

One day soon I hope :)

[@thrivingnow7843]

Luv the quiet background music of your videos. It's soothing.

[@dominckfranco5280]

Can’t thank you enough for creating great visuals of Mexico 🇲🇽

[@johnedwardjones999]

PDC is a touristy unless you walk two blocks off 5th. Then you are with the people that live there. Most tourists dont stray far from resorts and 5th. Miss the best part. Beautiful friendly people. May not speak the best English but that's part of the fun. One of the great and reasonably price restaurants is Choux Choux on 20th. Once took 5 people there for breakfast including coffee drinks and tip $36-$40 US. Eat there 5-6xs over ten days stay..Its just 3 blocks from Mega ( think MX WMart) and a great little market and restaurant find on the corner across the street. Jungle, Myans and Cenotes rock. Nice vid Dan New Travel. Hope you and everyone visiting in S MX are using sunblock. 50SPF +

[@ricardo_cn]

Finally you made it to the Yucatán Peninsula. Too many things to see and do. Enjoy it Dan! Regards from the UK from a yucateco.

[@IsaacWRTorres]

I feel like I'm watching one of those documentals on English about Mexico, great job

[@patriciacabrera2160]

There are more pueblos indígenas , go! Amazing video 😄👏🏻

[@jorgeesquivel3408]

You should visit Costa De Maya, its a beautiful beach and has very interesting and beautiful tour spots

[@RobsQuest]

I loved the Riviera Maya when I was in Mexico - I've spent two weeks there in 2015. Playa del Carmen is way too touristy but still very charming. Haven't been to Coba but I saw Chitchen Itza and it was stunning. Nice, flip flops to climb the pyramids - lol. Glad you made it without slipping ;) I've been in a Cenote as well - this was remarkable, loved it to jump into the cold water, perfect to refresh in the heat.

[@mark-briansonna7670]

Coba has changes since I was last there 20+ years ago. Very few tourists would visit it back then because it required you driving down a dirt road for lots of kilometers to access it. Near the entrance some locals would offer you a tour for just a few pesos, mostly young men that you could tell had moved to the area to service the nascent tourist trade. The man I chose to guide us was an older Maya man with a heavy Maya accent when he spoke Spanish. He'd grown up in Coba. He joked how Mexico was doing a big deal about this recent "discovery" when in fact all the locals new the citadel was there but had never been consulted. He ended up taking us off the beaten path off site to see some of the as yet unexcavated & "undiscovered" areas that were not on the guide map but that were still being used by him and the local mayas. What we had planned to be an hour or two tour ended up being a full days excursion with him. We had hit it off, and he was so thrilled that we were so interested in his life and growing up Maya that he shared his childhood story, his customs, religious practices, etc. as we literally clawed our way through the jungle to see parts of Coba only known and inhabited by the Maya there. Truly the best and most unexpected "tour" of an archaeological site that supposedly was abandoned, but in truth was still partially being used. The only down side is they were afraid they would one day be evicted once the extent of the citadel was discovered in order to preserve it as an archaeological site.

[@Necrosis5]

You were so lucky for getting the chance to meet a mayan comunity. They are the most caring people in the world. I've got the blessing of visit them every year and every year I return to Cancún (my hometown) fatter for all the food and love they gift to us. Truly, an amazing and unrepeatable experience.

[@PatriciaHernandez-tc2kk]

You should go to my part of Mexico I live in the north chihuahua they also have their own Indian culture yet very different from the Mayan but you need to go deep in the mountains to a small town call creek to really feel the culture if that’s what you are looking for.

[@dj33036]

Lets make the wheel sacred so we really have to bust our ass making the shit. hahahaha Religion!

[@luizVega1]

You should ,go to aoxaca and learn about the mixteca culture ,

[@ascarycasta]

Your girl missed out on this amazing trip

[@nestorguerrero6811]

You need to visit the island Holbox.

[@eduincy8438]

Ven a Mérida Yucatán.

[@HoudiniCrypto]

Just amazing you did great love the Journeys to the mayan roots and much more thanks Dan The New Travel Channel is the best

[@TheNewTravel]

Thanks! :)

[@shawndennstedt5898]

Just missed you dude. Flew home today from a week in Puerto Morelos.

[@ricardo_cn]

Shawn Dennstedt - A great place to be!

[@shawndennstedt5898]

It was beautiful!! That red tide made it kinda stinky tho....damn you Mother Nature!

[@ricardo_cn]

Shawn Dennstedt - Well you cannot argue with Mother Nature!

[@spookyryu]

Mayans Rock

[@ctgm185]

you have to go to Maroma Beach in Playa del Carmen, Papaya Beach ( Tulum) , Chichienitza, the 5th avenue in the night!!! there's a lot of places to go there, just ask me :):)

[@aamaro5719]

Amazing!!

[@ameliasanchez8698]

👍👍💟💟💟😃😃😃🤗🤗

[@adrianalillysosaflores4346]

go to Yucatan, Merida, Uxmal , all the ruta puuc and ek balallor many many other beautiful, intetesting places there.

[@adrianalillysosaflores4346]

go to Yucatan, Merida, Uxmal , all the ruta puuc and ek balallor many many other beautiful, intetesting places there.

[@gerardoguzver]

Weren't you afraid of deep water?

[@TheNewTravel]

Not really :p

[@ZHibiki]

Nice vid as always! Have fun at playa del Carmen.

[@TheNewTravel]

Thanks Husky

[@xxxlgaudi]

I’ll have 6 days in mexico city. can anyone recommend what i may not miss?

[@mabelsparks6738]

Michi Scherrer soumaya museum, chapultepec castlen, coyoacan , the downtown , the piramids ..

[@mikey8032]

Michi Scherrer Chapultepec Park where the castle of Chapultepec is. Mexico’s Zona Rosa. Soumaya museum, Bellas Artes, the Zócalo :)

[@aisai2002]

Xochimilco.

[@cmo670]

Dolores Olmedo museum!!

[@RS-fi7cc]

Museo de Antropología, Xochimilco, Castillo de Chapultepec, Coyoacán neighborhood. Have a nice time!

[@92cbeezy]

Check out Tulum as well

[@TheNewTravel]

I got close, but didn't make it to Tulum. Hopefully on another trip

[@mariagallegos4077]

interesting 💞💙 Thanks for sharing 😊

[@AnthonyB405]

Hello I have a question ! In a Paris video you said there are two parts the tourist part and the normal parts would you say Mexico is the same ? Not just this area but everywhere you have seen/been

[@TheNewTravel]

The beaches and the coast of mexico definitely has MUCH more international tourism than the bigger cities.

[@JohnPKING-nj8nc]

Anywhere you see high rise condo/hotels - Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, other parts of the Mexican Rivieras ( Pacific and Caribbean you are in tourist land - planes dropping off tourists one after another - incredible number of Canadians during the winter because of their climate and the fact they get longer vacations than the US - in places like this you will know you are in Mexico because you have a visa and those cities will be bilingual but to a large extent you are no being as immersed in Mexican culture the way Mexicans live it. Outside the resort areas and the "Centro" parts of some cities where there are tourists visiting museums or coming off cruise ships you will discover much more to the country. Just about every part is worth visiting - everyone has their own favorite town - everyone seems to tell you a different place is must see. The only parts to avoid are the ones that affected by the drug cartel and there are poorer parts of cities you probably wouldn't have cause to travel to where you might stick out. Mexicans used to tell not to go to Mexico City but I don't hear that anymore - even they were afraid to go there - of course there are pickpockets just like come parts of Europe. Even Mexico though is one country, by its landmass and vast coastline it's practically a sub-continent. It even has its own version of the Grand Canyon - vast areas still semi-wilderness, no smog or sprawling towns and suburbs - I suppose the industrial cities like Monterrey where there's a lot of car factories would not be a primary destination.

[@xavierrosado8575]

Bienvenido al Mayab, Dan :)

[@TheNewTravel]

gracias xavier!

[@K1k05]

❤️ Great Video, Your ability to absorb and try to understand culture for me really makes it fun... and that's what it should be all about. ❤️Buen Provecho 8^}

[@TheNewTravel]

Thanks!

[@vanessarc1440]

Those languages are so hard to learn. I tried nahuatl and it was a fail :(

[@JohnPKING-nj8nc]

I watched a show on PBS years ago how they deciphered the ancient writing system, based on glyphs that were the most complicated thing I could ever imagine. Even though that writing system isn't used anymore and the modern Mayan language uses an alphabet that is easier to learn those Meso and North American languages are unbelievably complicated. During World War II the US used Navajo Indians to speak over the radio to communicate commands to remote forces, knowing that the Germans did not have access to Navajo speakers and wouldn't be able to decipher the messages. Things are different now with Google translate -

[@vanessarc1440]

@@JohnPKING-nj8nc I didn't know that, thanks for the info ! :)

[@Isaiaswolf66]

Come to Monterrey one day ! :)

[@blancajimenez9451]

Great video!

[@efrenfarfan2364]

Pretty cool

[@uriellez9739]

hola

[@carolinagz2307]

I visited coba this year and I was amazed by the view it had and Ifelt bad for them because they're not having the same fame as other mayan ruins I love it and it deserves better. But I love your video and the way you are protraying the place. Nice video Dan.

[@TheNewTravel]

True, I'm surprised it's not better known! Thanks Carolina

[@andrestapiaaguilar8516]

Bien Dan, ya le pones -salsa picante a los huevos,

[@spirit8866]

Visit NAYARIT! 😉💕

[@gaypridemexico2012]

You will love Yucatan food it rivals Oaxaca s