There is an 8% growth in reservations in the first semester of 2012.
Ministry of Tourism stated that the number of hotel reservations in the 5 states the government of Mexico is promoting as part of the "Mundo Maya" went up to 8% in the 1st 6 months of 2012. This was also published in the journal called Excelsior.
The surge on reservations is likely to be due to the promotional campaign we have been doing since the previous year. The campaign captivated the interest of the people in coming to see what will happen in our country," stated the Secretary of Tourism of Mexico, Gloria Guevara.
She said the government of Mexico promotes the legacy and current vitality of the Mayan culture, and of areas that haven't been promoted internationally in an interview after a working trip to New York.
"The Mundo Maya is what we are currently promoting which was in fact not promoted even before. Chiapas, Yucatan, Campeche, Tabasco and Quintana Roo cultural zone are what we are pushing to promote. We publicize with traditional sun and also beach destinations, at the same time urge nature tourism in the area," she pointed out.
In Manhattan NY business center - she joked with the idea that the world will end later this current year, in accordance with some Interpretations of the calendar of the Mayans.
The so called doomsday prophecy or view in addition has helped bring in travelers to the area.
Even though there are not any consolidated figures, "reservations for the second semester show up higher than those we saw in the first 6 months," she said.
The best destinations in the five states comprised the "Mundo Maya" which was also publicized by the Tourism Ministry: Chiapas that sits nearby Guatemala and the Pacific Ocean with a world of breathtaking, cultural and tourist resources blend here in a natural way. The Mayan sites of Bonampak, Palenque, Yaxchilan and Izapa are a splendor that rival with the colonial and charming cities of Chiapa de Corzo or Comitan and San Cristobal.
1.Tonina
This is an archeological zone is brimming with traces of the Mayan and its culture. Its name signifies "huge stone houses" or "the stone houses" in Tzeltal language. It gained its glory during the Late Classic (600-900 AD), when most inscriptions along with ancient monuments were made in the Ocosingo Valley, a transition zone between the Chiapas jungle and also the forest. In the Classic period and towards it, the Acropolis of Tonina became among the larger structures of Antique Mexico.
2.Palenque
This is an ancient city and its true name is Lakamha' which means "place of many waters". At some point the archeological city took its name from the neighboring community established in the late 16th century, Santo Domingo de Palenque. Palenque implies "Stockade" or "Palisade" which means a circle of wood defending a location. In Campeche the landscape goes from the lavish jungle with interior waterways such as lakes and rivers, to small coastal fishing villages permitting the preservation of several Mayan archeological remains as well as colonial cities. Many Mayan archeological sites like Becan, Calakmul, Edzna and Hochob, and various other assets like an underwater world are the places rich in natural resources, and where you can go to sunken wrecks nearby the coast.
3.Edzna
The traveler wanders round the archeological site, which is located South of Campeche, and thinks that some cities are like motionless objects at a certain time. With such idea, perhaps it will be a fantastic choice to take into consideration rides in this way such as walks making it possible for us to live time.
4.Calakmul
This top destination's name means "Two mounds together." It is among the most significant cities in the time of the Mayan, both by extension and by population using more than 50 thousand residents. The chronology of the city dates from the Pre-Classic period (300 BC-250 BC), while their peak happens in the Classic period when the kingdom of Kaan combined with other states in a confederation called "Cuchcabal." The climate in the Gulf Mexico is predominantly hot and humid and low-lying, making it a green landscape with unspoiled water resources such as pristine rivers, lakes, marshes and lovely beaches.
5.Comalcalco
Its existing name derives from the Nahuatls' surprise. This is because upon arriving in the area the voyagers found it already abandoned with structures created of an unidentified material, brick; so they preferred to give it an illustrative name according to the nearest thing they knew, the comal. So they have named it "Comalli-Calli-Co" which suggests "House of the griddles".
6.Pomona
It goes up above plenty of mounds working as the separation point to two geographic areas, both governed by Usumacinta River. This region, referred to as the Usumacinta province, grouped in the Tabasco territory, leads the river through sedentary plains to the Gulf of Mexico, the Moral Reform Mayan cities, Santa Elena and San Claudio. In the state of Chiapas, in a tough landscape, through mountains and valleys, numerous other cities rise, including Bonanpak, Yaxchilan or Piedras Negras, and Palenque, . Tulum, Xel-Ha, Xcaret, Chacchoben, Coba, Dzibanch, King, Ichkabal, Kohunlich, Muyil, Oxtankah, San Gervasio and El Meco are the several archeological Mayan sites in Quintana Roo that can be visited. These are the top 10's most known form part.
7.Coba
Water humidity or water with moss is the meaning of the name of this destination. The archeological site has an area of more than 70 square kilometers and a network of 45 roads (or sacbes) connecting the site sets and other smaller communities and located sixty miles east of Chichen Itza and forty miles northwest of Tulum.
8.Tulum
The best known among the Maya Riviera is the archeological site of Tulum which is found in the national park of the same name, declared as such in the year 1981 on the 23rd of April. The mangrove eco system is comprised of mostly of red mangrove. Tulum, which is found in the Yucatan was formed when the land come about from the sea hundreds of years ago. The place is also referred to as the Land of the Mayan which is a vital Mayan archeological site.
9.Uxmal
The meaning of Uxmal is "thrice built" or "three harvests," and refers to the complexity of this city in the Puuc hills, a group of hills that break the Yucatan plains' monotony and were the Maya cities settled.
10.Chichen Itza
The most important city of the Mayan culture during the Terminal Classic and Early Post Classic periods, between 900 and 1300 AD was Chichen Itza.
Ministry of Tourism stated that the number of hotel reservations in the 5 states the government of Mexico is promoting as part of the "Mundo Maya" went up to 8% in the 1st 6 months of 2012. This was also published in the journal called Excelsior.
The surge on reservations is likely to be due to the promotional campaign we have been doing since the previous year. The campaign captivated the interest of the people in coming to see what will happen in our country," stated the Secretary of Tourism of Mexico, Gloria Guevara.
She said the government of Mexico promotes the legacy and current vitality of the Mayan culture, and of areas that haven't been promoted internationally in an interview after a working trip to New York.
"The Mundo Maya is what we are currently promoting which was in fact not promoted even before. Chiapas, Yucatan, Campeche, Tabasco and Quintana Roo cultural zone are what we are pushing to promote. We publicize with traditional sun and also beach destinations, at the same time urge nature tourism in the area," she pointed out.
In Manhattan NY business center - she joked with the idea that the world will end later this current year, in accordance with some Interpretations of the calendar of the Mayans.
The so called doomsday prophecy or view in addition has helped bring in travelers to the area.
Even though there are not any consolidated figures, "reservations for the second semester show up higher than those we saw in the first 6 months," she said.
The best destinations in the five states comprised the "Mundo Maya" which was also publicized by the Tourism Ministry: Chiapas that sits nearby Guatemala and the Pacific Ocean with a world of breathtaking, cultural and tourist resources blend here in a natural way. The Mayan sites of Bonampak, Palenque, Yaxchilan and Izapa are a splendor that rival with the colonial and charming cities of Chiapa de Corzo or Comitan and San Cristobal.
1.Tonina
This is an archeological zone is brimming with traces of the Mayan and its culture. Its name signifies "huge stone houses" or "the stone houses" in Tzeltal language. It gained its glory during the Late Classic (600-900 AD), when most inscriptions along with ancient monuments were made in the Ocosingo Valley, a transition zone between the Chiapas jungle and also the forest. In the Classic period and towards it, the Acropolis of Tonina became among the larger structures of Antique Mexico.
2.Palenque
This is an ancient city and its true name is Lakamha' which means "place of many waters". At some point the archeological city took its name from the neighboring community established in the late 16th century, Santo Domingo de Palenque. Palenque implies "Stockade" or "Palisade" which means a circle of wood defending a location. In Campeche the landscape goes from the lavish jungle with interior waterways such as lakes and rivers, to small coastal fishing villages permitting the preservation of several Mayan archeological remains as well as colonial cities. Many Mayan archeological sites like Becan, Calakmul, Edzna and Hochob, and various other assets like an underwater world are the places rich in natural resources, and where you can go to sunken wrecks nearby the coast.
3.Edzna
The traveler wanders round the archeological site, which is located South of Campeche, and thinks that some cities are like motionless objects at a certain time. With such idea, perhaps it will be a fantastic choice to take into consideration rides in this way such as walks making it possible for us to live time.
4.Calakmul
This top destination's name means "Two mounds together." It is among the most significant cities in the time of the Mayan, both by extension and by population using more than 50 thousand residents. The chronology of the city dates from the Pre-Classic period (300 BC-250 BC), while their peak happens in the Classic period when the kingdom of Kaan combined with other states in a confederation called "Cuchcabal." The climate in the Gulf Mexico is predominantly hot and humid and low-lying, making it a green landscape with unspoiled water resources such as pristine rivers, lakes, marshes and lovely beaches.
5.Comalcalco
Its existing name derives from the Nahuatls' surprise. This is because upon arriving in the area the voyagers found it already abandoned with structures created of an unidentified material, brick; so they preferred to give it an illustrative name according to the nearest thing they knew, the comal. So they have named it "Comalli-Calli-Co" which suggests "House of the griddles".
6.Pomona
It goes up above plenty of mounds working as the separation point to two geographic areas, both governed by Usumacinta River. This region, referred to as the Usumacinta province, grouped in the Tabasco territory, leads the river through sedentary plains to the Gulf of Mexico, the Moral Reform Mayan cities, Santa Elena and San Claudio. In the state of Chiapas, in a tough landscape, through mountains and valleys, numerous other cities rise, including Bonanpak, Yaxchilan or Piedras Negras, and Palenque, . Tulum, Xel-Ha, Xcaret, Chacchoben, Coba, Dzibanch, King, Ichkabal, Kohunlich, Muyil, Oxtankah, San Gervasio and El Meco are the several archeological Mayan sites in Quintana Roo that can be visited. These are the top 10's most known form part.
7.Coba
Water humidity or water with moss is the meaning of the name of this destination. The archeological site has an area of more than 70 square kilometers and a network of 45 roads (or sacbes) connecting the site sets and other smaller communities and located sixty miles east of Chichen Itza and forty miles northwest of Tulum.
8.Tulum
The best known among the Maya Riviera is the archeological site of Tulum which is found in the national park of the same name, declared as such in the year 1981 on the 23rd of April. The mangrove eco system is comprised of mostly of red mangrove. Tulum, which is found in the Yucatan was formed when the land come about from the sea hundreds of years ago. The place is also referred to as the Land of the Mayan which is a vital Mayan archeological site.
9.Uxmal
The meaning of Uxmal is "thrice built" or "three harvests," and refers to the complexity of this city in the Puuc hills, a group of hills that break the Yucatan plains' monotony and were the Maya cities settled.
10.Chichen Itza
The most important city of the Mayan culture during the Terminal Classic and Early Post Classic periods, between 900 and 1300 AD was Chichen Itza.
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