This afternoon we traveled from the hacienda to Valladolid. We made a stop at a cemetery and our group leader described the current Mayan way to bury people is to put them in the ground for 5 years (to decompose), and then the family claims the body and places them in a mausoleum. Over time, a family may add additional family members to the mausoleum.Some mausoleums are well cared for and others are more rustic. A skull from a family member may be seen in this mausoleum.This beautiful plant as growing wild in the cemetery and we all thought it was beautiful!When we arrived in Valladolid, we first went to the church and adjacent monastery. The church grounds covered the city’s water supply at the cenote.
Fiesta on Wheels 