The Spanish of the Yucatán: What is that?

In the years following the arrival of the Spanish in what is now called Mexico, the Yucatán Peninsula was populated by a very large group of people who spoke Maya and a significantly smaller number of Spanish speakers, descendants of the conquistadors who had arrived a generation before. The Spanish tried hard to maintain their pure bloodlines, but inevitably succumbed to the charms and the stubborn resilience of the Mayas. (Interesting historical note: the Mayas were the only indigenous people of Mexico who were never fully conquered.)

The Spa at Hacienda Xcanatun in Mérida

For a day of luxurious, sophisticated pampering, go to the Hacienda Xcanatun spa. Located in what was once one of the largest sisal (agave) plantations in Mexico, the hotel is a restored 18th century, 18-suite, luxury hotel, privately owned and managed by an entrepreneurial couple. The couple has roots not only in the Yucatán Peninsula but to the Mayan world. In this sense, the main goal of the spa is to make "stress and tension dissolve as energy centers around the body are unblocked in the Aura Cleansing and Chakra Alignment. All of these treatments work together with the 
fundamental precepts of Mayan beliefs: the search for harmony with nature and with the universe, are reiterated throughout the property in the vibrant gardens, the colonial architecture, and the design.