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municipality of Felipe Cart Port was based on 1850 with
the old name of Chan Holy Cross. It is the place of
great historic importance, since in this place during
the war of castes and by medium century, they concentrated
the mayas autodenominados Cruzoob, who they founded
a singular society covered by the Cross Parlante, Christian
symbol that adopted the natives and they became it oráculo,
law and guide during its fights against the white domination.
This populated has a private charm and radica in which,
with pride, their pobladores they conserve the purest
traditions mayas. Here it will be able to hit to hit
paths interpretativos, the Sanctuary of the Cross Parlante,
the House of the Culture and especially the Balam Nah
(house of God) temple whose construction themselves
inicióen 1858, in which, is said, they participated
white prisoners.
Since
Carrillo Puerto, will also be able internarse
to the heart of the Zone Maya where will find vestigios
mayas that still they comply with their function of
long ago, as the church of Sabán, Sacaláca,
Tepich, Huay May and X-querol.
Another of the places of interest located toward the
north is Tihosuc, populated maya that in 1686 to be
devastated by the piratas Lorencillo and Grammont and
almost destroyed during the War of Castes. Tihosuco
has a special charm mixture of history and tradition,
here is possible to be mended in the time, upon contemplating
its entorno that conserves still its colonial constructions,
(some restored, other semiderruídas) as its great
church that in spite of lack dome follows complying
with its old mission.
In
a building of the century XlX, the museum of the War
of Castes is found, which alberga diverse old objects,
some paintings, photographs, and referring documents
to the fight that developed in that ground and its to
the surroundings.
The populated of Felipe Carrillo Puerto is found
located in the microdestino turístico called
Zone (Province) Maya, in the World Maya of the Caribe
Mexican, approximately to 155 kilometers to the north
of it you take care of of Chetumal. This marvelous place
is distinguished privately by the wealth of their roots
socioculturales, customs and traditions that nowadays
for fortune our, even characteristics are conserved
of the ancestral Culture Maya.
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