{"id":40003,"date":"2025-06-12T09:52:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T14:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/?page_id=40003"},"modified":"2025-08-19T16:19:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T22:19:55","slug":"storytelling","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/en\/storytelling\/","title":{"rendered":"Storytelling"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"40003\" class=\"elementor elementor-40003\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-737d4422 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"737d4422\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d38994 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d38994\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Story<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1acaf320 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1acaf320\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-765ee60 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no 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srcset=\"https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/EMMANUEL-RIVES-23_websize.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/06\/EMMANUEL-RIVES-23_websize-300x200.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/06\/EMMANUEL-RIVES-23_websize-1024x683.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/06\/EMMANUEL-RIVES-23_websize-768x512.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/06\/EMMANUEL-RIVES-23_websize-1536x1024.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/EMMANUEL-RIVES-23_websize-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/06\/EMMANUEL-RIVES-23_websize-600x400.jpg.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c62042 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c62042\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4583fac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4583fac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hidden for generations\u2026\nRediscovered through a family\u2019s vision.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05a576a zt_leer_mas gris elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05a576a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Local accounts connect the hiding of caves with the upheaval of Yucat\u00e1n\u2019s Caste War, when Maya communities were forced from their lands. Entrances were covered and routes concealed. In the story passed on to us, Zazil Tunich\u2019s ancient cavern lay hidden beneath mud, stone and the passage of time.<\/p><p>Generations passed. The forest covered it, and silence settled over the place. But another chapter was waiting to begin.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42413828 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"42413828\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"historia\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fbf7a43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6fbf7a43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"inicio-bloque\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Discover Our Story <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5078218f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5078218f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">One family, a shared vision, nature\u2019s artistry and a living culture<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d859b71 elementor-hidden-mobile e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"5d859b71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal&quot;:&quot;stretch&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll_mobile&quot;:&quot;enable&quot;,&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal_tablet&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"1569037169\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with the arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"capitulo-1\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-15690371691\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-15690371691\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tChapter 1\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"capitulo-2\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-15690371692\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-15690371692\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tChapter 2\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-15690371693\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-15690371693\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-15690371693\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tChapter 3\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-15690371694\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-15690371694\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-15690371694\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tChapter 4\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-15690371695\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-15690371695\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-15690371695\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 5;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tChapter 5\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-15690371696\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-15690371696\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"6\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-15690371696\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 6;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tChapter 6\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-15690371691\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"capitulo-1\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-6f42e77 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f42e77\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ab929ca e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ab929ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-141afee8 capitulo-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"141afee8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"capitulo-1\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How It All Began<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f9342b1 zt_leer_mas gris elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f9342b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yucat\u00e1n is a land of thousands of cenotes, some accessible and others hidden in the forest or underground. Our story began with a different ambition: to care for the natural setting, recover the cultural meaning of the underground world and share it through a more intimate kind of visit.<\/p>\n<p>Our family of six, with different ages and ideas, lived in the city and wanted a nearby place to spend weekends in nature. In the summer of 2009, we found land with the remains of a waterwheel, traces associated with the Caste War, an old house close to ruin and an almost buried opening in the ground.<br>Where others might have seen little promise, we saw a mystery waiting to be discovered.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ba10362 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ba10362\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-183cd81d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"183cd81d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper swiper-image-stretch\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 2\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/antiguozaziltunich.png\" alt=\"antiguozaziltunich\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 2\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cenote_17.jpg\" alt=\"cenote_17\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-15690371692\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"capitulo-2\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68cec7b6 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68cec7b6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a9eb1d8 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a9eb1d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1364ec57 capitulo-2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1364ec57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"capitulo-2\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Call from Below<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a2b9f0b zt_leer_mas gris elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a2b9f0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Among stones, vegetation and layers of mud, we descended through the forgotten opening towards the water source of the ruined waterwheel. About 20 metres underground, piles of earth and rock suggested both collapse and the deliberate covering described in local accounts. Water remained, though its flow was restricted. Beyond it lay a hidden world.<\/p><p>Our lamps cast shadows across the cavern, revealing stalactites and stalagmites shaped by natural processes over an immense span of time.<br \/>We realised that this was more than an almost buried cenote. It was a remarkable place we wanted to recover and care for. What had begun as a property purchase felt like the beginning of a responsibility.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15e5423 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"15e5423\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13a128ea elementor--h-position-center elementor--v-position-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-slides\" data-id=\"13a128ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;transition_speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"slides.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-slides-wrapper elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\" dir=\"ltr\" data-animation=\"zoomIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper elementor-slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-9c3f307 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Captura de pantalla 2025-06-12 a la(s) 8.47.50\u202fa.m.\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-b459bd4 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Captura de pantalla 2025-06-12 a la(s) 8.47.52\u202fa.m.\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-15690371693\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-15690371693\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ea4156d e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ea4156d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-384cd063 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"384cd063\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7864152d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7864152d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"capitulo-3\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Weekend Retreat Becomes a Family Legacy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-540f93fe zt_leer_mas gris elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"540f93fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At first, we simply wanted to build a weekend home. But every stone removed, water channel reopened and space illuminated revealed more of the place\u2019s story. Local accounts suggested that the cavern had been deliberately concealed during the nineteenth-century conflict in Yucat\u00e1n.<\/p><p>Gradually, the idea of a retreat became a project that inspired the whole family. Working together was not always easy: different dreams and lifestyles brought disagreements, challenges and sacrifices. Armando Geded\u2019s business vision helped give the project direction. Our shared passion for the landscape and Maya heritage taught us to work as a team, shaping the visitor experience we offer today.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-176aa02 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"176aa02\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecc3fd1 elementor--h-position-center elementor--v-position-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-slides\" data-id=\"ecc3fd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;transition_speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"slides.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-slides-wrapper elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\" dir=\"ltr\" data-animation=\"zoomIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper elementor-slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-9c3f307 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"rom4\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-b459bd4 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"rom3\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-15690371694\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-15690371694\" data-tab-index=\"4\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26d10e5 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"26d10e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6763887 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6763887\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a52d31c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a52d31c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"capitulo-4\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Cenote Museum Takes Shape<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b096b9 zt_leer_mas gris elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b096b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The work took eight years. With limited resources and little experience, we relied on determination, physical effort and respect for the setting. Shovelful by shovelful, we removed stone and mud, reopening water channels until the flow gradually returned.<\/p><p>The stone formations began to shine, as though the place were breathing again.<br \/>The recovered cenote, its naturally sculpted formations and the symbolism of Xibalb\u00e1, the Maya underworld, inspired us to share the setting with visitors.<\/p><p>That was the beginning of Zazil Tunich Cenote Museum: a place to admire nature\u2019s artistry, discover cultural stories and deepen our respect for the environment.<\/p><p>We chose Maya mythology as the framework for our visitor experience, drawing on the stories of Xibalb\u00e1 in the sacred K\u2019iche\u2019 Maya book, the Popol Vuh.<\/p><p>The journey takes visitors about 20 metres underground and into a cultural interpretation of the Maya world. It is an invitation to slow down and discover a different perspective.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc7896e e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dc7896e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94cee4b elementor--h-position-center elementor--v-position-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-slides\" data-id=\"94cee4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;transition_speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"slides.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-slides-wrapper elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\" dir=\"ltr\" data-animation=\"zoomIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper elementor-slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-9c3f307 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"ya visitaste zazil tunich\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-b459bd4 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"cenotes\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-eadea8f swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"cenotes\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-15690371695\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-15690371695\" data-tab-index=\"5\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 5;\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63a1e06 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63a1e06\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da5506f e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"da5506f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa1d762 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa1d762\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"capitulo-5\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Zazil Tunich: \u201cShining Stones\u201d<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6608a82 zt_leer_mas gris elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6608a82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When we illuminated the first stalactites, we asked the Maya ceremonial practitioner accompanying us what these stones were called. He answered in Maya: <strong data-start=\"4747\" data-end=\"4763\">Zazil Tunich<\/strong>, meaning <em data-start=\"4779\" data-end=\"4799\">illuminated stones<\/em> or <em data-start=\"4802\" data-end=\"4821\">shining stones<\/em>. We chose the name as a tribute to the natural formations and to the light that revealed their beauty within the darkness.<\/p>\n<p>The name reminds us of the work of recovery and our continuing responsibility to care for this natural setting. We invite visitors to share that care.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04cd879 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"04cd879\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bf846f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1bf846f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1456\" height=\"816\" src=\"https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rom4.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-39930\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rom4.png 1456w, https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rom4-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rom4-1024x574.png 1024w, https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rom4-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/06\/rom4-18x10.png.webp 18w, https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rom4-600x336.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1456px) 100vw, 1456px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-15690371696\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-15690371696\" data-tab-index=\"6\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 6;\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-531f974 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"531f974\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc36c4b e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fc36c4b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da2d0ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da2d0ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"capitulo-6\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Culture That Remains Alive<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf235bd zt_leer_mas gris elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf235bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"5049\" data-end=\"5415\">Our family wanted Zazil Tunich to honour both nature and living Maya heritage. The project has created work for craftspeople, traditional cooks and local communities, drawing on skills and traditions passed between generations.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5417\" data-end=\"5609\">We founded the organisation Fortaleciendo Familias to support Maya single mothers, whose knowledge includes hammock making and the regional recipes served in our experiences.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5611\" data-end=\"5716\">Zazil Tunich became a bridge between past and present, and between the land and the people who care for it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9aa5bd e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f9aa5bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79e80a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"79e80a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1596\" height=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pedida10.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-39860\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pedida10.png 1596w, https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pedida10-266x300.png 266w, https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pedida10-908x1024.png 908w, https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pedida10-768x866.png 768w, https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pedida10-1362x1536.png 1362w, https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/01\/pedida10-11x12.png.webp 11w, https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pedida10-600x677.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1596px) 100vw, 1596px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8237e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"f8237e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"solo-movil\">\n  <!--div id=\"menu-capitulos\">\n      <p class=\"titulo-story\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Selecciona el C\u00e1pitulo:<\/p>\n    <button onclick=\"cargarCapitulo(1)\">1<\/button>\n    <button onclick=\"cargarCapitulo(2)\">2<\/button>\n    <button onclick=\"cargarCapitulo(3)\">3<\/button>\n    <button onclick=\"cargarCapitulo(4)\">4<\/button>\n    <button onclick=\"cargarCapitulo(5)\">5<\/button>\n    <button onclick=\"cargarCapitulo(6)\">6<\/button>\n  <\/div-->\n\n  <div id=\"contenedor-capitulos\" style=\"min-height: 250px;\">\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<style>\n.solo-movil {\n  display: none;\n}\n\n@media (max-width: 767px) {\n  .solo-movil {\n    display: block;\n  }\n}\n\n#menu-capitulos {\n  text-align: center;\n  margin-bottom: 20px;\n}\n\n#menu-capitulos button {\n  margin: 5px;\n  padding: 5px 10px;\n  border-radius: 50%;\n  border: none;\n  background-color: #e8a733;\n  cursor: pointer;\n}\n\n#menu-capitulos button.activo {\n  background-color: black;\n  color: white;\n}\n\n.capitulo {\n  padding: 10px;\n  text-align: center;\n}\n\n.boton-titulo-capitulo {\n  padding: 20px;\n  background-color: #fbb03b;\n  color: #000;\n  text-align: center;\n  padding: 10px;\n  border-radius: 25px;\n  font-weight: bold;\n  margin-bottom: 10px;\n}\n\n.titulo-story {\n  text-align: center;\n  padding: 5px;\n  font-size: 20px;\n  color: white;\n}\n\n.texto-completo {\n  text-align: justify;\n  padding: 2px;\n  color: white;\n  max-height: 75px;\n  overflow: hidden;\n  transition: max-height 0.3s ease;\n  position: relative;\n}\n\n\/* Sombra tipo degradado para cierre visual *\/\n.texto-completo::after {\n  content: '';\n  position: absolute;\n  bottom: 0;\n  left: 0;\n  width: 100%;\n  height: 30px;\n  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), #1e1e1e); 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\/\/ sin scroll al cargar por primera vez\n  }\n});\n<\/script>\n\n<!-- Swiper Assets -->\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/unpkg.com\/swiper\/swiper-bundle.min.css\" \/>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/unpkg.com\/swiper\/swiper-bundle.min.js\"><\/script>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f3d9223 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5f3d9223\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-281e8ba3 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"281e8ba3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f0bb97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7f0bb97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rom5-1024x574.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39929\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rom5-1024x574.png 1024w, https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rom5-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rom5-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/06\/rom5-18x10.png.webp 18w, https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rom5-600x336.png 600w, https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rom5.png 1456w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44a4d3c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44a4d3c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Discover Zazil Tunich on Your Journey through Yucat\u00e1n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77b7f0ba zt_leer_mas negro elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77b7f0ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"5792\" data-end=\"6014\">We have created a meeting place for nature, natural artistry and living Maya heritage. It offers a more intimate experience for travellers who want to discover Yucat\u00e1n beyond crowded attractions.<\/p><p data-start=\"6016\" data-end=\"6227\">For couples, the setting offers space to celebrate love. Some choose symbolic ceremonies associated with Ixchel, while others enjoy romantic dining and special moments together.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f2cbbf4 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f2cbbf4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ab3e005 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ab3e005\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/06\/EMMANUEL-RIVES-23_websize-1024x683.jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39913\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/06\/EMMANUEL-RIVES-23_websize-1024x683.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/06\/EMMANUEL-RIVES-23_websize-300x200.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/06\/EMMANUEL-RIVES-23_websize-768x512.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/06\/EMMANUEL-RIVES-23_websize-1536x1024.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/EMMANUEL-RIVES-23_websize-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/06\/EMMANUEL-RIVES-23_websize-600x400.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/EMMANUEL-RIVES-23_websize.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73efeb92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73efeb92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Encounter in Xibalb\u00e1<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11ed7559 zt_leer_mas negro elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11ed7559\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In March 2023, at Mexico\u2019s tourism fair, Zazil Tunich received recognition for its experience <strong data-start=\"6434\" data-end=\"6458\">Encounter in Xibalb\u00e1 experience<\/strong> (a journey about 20 metres underground): the <em data-start=\"6513\" data-end=\"6556\">National Tourism Innovation Award<\/em>. The award recognised the work and passion our family has put into sharing our roots and Maya cultural heritage.<\/p><p><strong style=\"text-align: center;\">The Best of Yucat\u00e1n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2024, the state government, through its tourism department, recognised Zazil Tunich among the experiences featured in <em data-start=\"6843\" data-end=\"6864\">Lo Mejor de Yucat\u00e1n \u2014 The Best of Yucat\u00e1n<\/em>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f0e01fe e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f0e01fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1470b250 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1470b250\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pedida59.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-736b1818 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"736b1818\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Best of Yucat\u00e1n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2119c190 zt_leer_mas negro elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2119c190\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"6874\" data-end=\"7040\">The setting invites visitors to pause, reflect and appreciate the cultural meaning of the water and underground landscape.<\/p><p data-start=\"7042\" data-end=\"7207\">Every story shared, ceremony experienced and family welcomed adds another chapter to our vision for a cenote experience in Yucat\u00e1n.<\/p><p data-start=\"7271\" data-end=\"7426\">Come with curiosity and discover the depth of the landscape, the richness of cultural traditions and the moments that make a journey personal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-151db65c e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"151db65c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Enterrado por siglos&#8230; Hoy somos el cenote m\u00e1s premiado de M\u00e9xico. Durante los d\u00edas oscuros de la guerra de castas, cuando el pueblo maya se vio forzado a huir de su propia tierra, algo sagrado qued\u00f3 atr\u00e1s. En silencio, los antiguos taparon entradas, sellaron caminos y ocultaron bajo tierra lo m\u00e1s valioso: sus portales al inframundo. As\u00ed fue como Zazil Tunich, caverna milenaria, qued\u00f3 sepultada por el lodo, la piedra y el olvido. Pasaron generaciones. La selva la cubri\u00f3. El tiempo la silenci\u00f3. Pero el destino ten\u00eda otros planes &#8230; Descubre nuestra historia. Una familia, una visi\u00f3n, arte natural y una cultura que sigue viva Capitulo 1 Capitulo 2 Capitulo 3 Capitulo 4 Capitulo 5 Capitulo 6 As\u00ed comenzo todo !!! En Yucat\u00e1n existen m\u00e1s de 8,000 cenotes, m\u00e1s de 4,000 todav\u00eda en la selva inaccesibles , otros todav\u00eda enterrados y hay mas de 3,000 de estos que han sido transformados en balnearios tur\u00edsticos, perdiendo con ello parte de su esencia natural y espiritual, ademas de acelerar la contaminaci\u00f3n del manto fre\u00e1tico de Yucat\u00e1n por el turismo masivo, pero nuestra historia empieza cuando decidimos hacer lo contrario: cuidar, conservar y rescatar la esencia sagrada del inframundo maya y devolverle su significado ancestral a nuestro Cenote. Nuestra familia, compuesta por seis integrantes de distintas edades e ideas, viv\u00eda en la ciudad, y busc\u00e1bamos un lugar cercano donde pasar los fines de semana en la naturaleza, Fue as\u00ed en el verano de 2009 encontramos un terreno con ruinas de una noria, vestigios de la Guerra de Castas, una antigua casona casi destruida y un agujero en la tierra casi enterrado.La mayor\u00eda lo habr\u00eda descartado, nosotros vimos un misterio por descubrir. Un llamado desde las profundidades Entre piedras, maleza y toneladas de lodo, descendimos por primera vez por un agujero olvidado que nos llevar\u00eda a la fuente de agua de la noria destruida, llegamos a 20 metros bajo tierra, entre cerros de tierra y piedras amontonadas al parecer porque al momento de la guerra de Castas al huir la gente enterraba estas Cavernas para no ser usadas por los invasores , ademas de los derrumbes que al parecer habr\u00edan ocurrido, ah\u00ed se encontraba el agua, con muy poca circulaci\u00f3n de agua al taparse las entradas de agua por tanta piedra y lodo, pero ahi se\u00a0 ocultaba un secreto milenario. A un lado, mirando al fondo de la caverna, se pod\u00edan ver piedras y sombras que generaban las l\u00e1mparas que us\u00e1bamos para iluminar el descenso ,as\u00ed como de las estalactitas y estalagmitas que la naturaleza llevaba m\u00e1s de medio mill\u00f3n de a\u00f1os esculpiendo.En ese instante supimos que no era solo un cenote casi enterrado : era un santuario escondido que deb\u00edamos rescatar, entendimos que m\u00e1s que adquirir un terreno, hab\u00edamos encontrado un lugar que nos eligi\u00f3 a nosotros para redescubrirlo. Nuestra casa de fin de semana\u2026 que se convirti\u00f3 en legado Al principio solo quer\u00edamos construir una casa familiar para los fines de semana, pero con cada piedra retirada, cada canal de agua restaurado y cada espacio iluminado, \u00edbamos descubriendo que el lugar ten\u00eda algo que contar\u2026 Al mundo , todo parec\u00eda indicar que en la guerra de casta de Yucat\u00e1n en 1847 , este lugar hab\u00eda sido ocultado a prop\u00f3sito al ser abandonado. Con el paso del tiempo, Zazil Tunich dej\u00f3 de ser solo un plan de descanso y se transform\u00f3 en un proyecto que inspir\u00f3 a toda la familia, a pesar de nuestras diferencias, estilos de vida y sue\u00f1os personales, coordinarnos no fue f\u00e1cil, hubo desacuerdos, desaf\u00edos, sacrificios, y fue la visi\u00f3n empresarial del l\u00edder familiar Armando Geded que marc\u00f3 una pauta a seguir, y todos, con la pasi\u00f3n por rescatar y preservar este lugar, aprendimos a trabajar como equipo y a fortalecer m\u00e1s ese respeto que ya ten\u00edamos por la naturaleza, por las obras de arte naturales que se hab\u00edan formado durante miles de a\u00f1os y por nuestra pasi\u00f3n por la cultura Maya, fue todo eso junto lo que hoy nos hace \u00fanicos como producto tur\u00edstico. Nace el primer Cenote-Museo de Yucat\u00e1n Noviembre de 1917 , El trabajo fue arduo: sin maquinaria, sin experiencia , sin mucho dinero, sin certeza trabajamos durante 8 a\u00f1os , fue nuestra voluntad, esfuerzo f\u00edsico y un profundo respeto por el entorno, que palada a palada fuimos retirando piedras, lodo hasta rescatar el cauce del r\u00edo subterr\u00e1neo y poco a poco el agua volvi\u00f3 a fluir. Las formaciones de piedra comenzaron a brillar, como si el lugar empezara a respirar otra vez.La belleza natural del cenote rescatado, las obras de arte que la naturaleza hab\u00eda construido gota a gota por miles de a\u00f1os y el simbolismo espiritual del Xibalb\u00e1 \u2014el inframundo maya\u2014 nos inspiraron a compartirlo con el mundo. As\u00ed naci\u00f3 Zazil Tunich, el primer cenote-museo de Yucat\u00e1n: un espacio donde cada visita nos permite admirar verdaderas obras de arte natural, nos da una lecci\u00f3n de historia, de espiritualidad y nos inspira a un respeto m\u00e1s fuerte por la naturaleza. Decidimos que el contexto de nuestro concepto tur\u00edstico ser\u00eda la mitolog\u00eda maya, con su Leyenda Maya del libro sagrado Popol-Vuh, El Xibalba . En este santuario, el visitante no solo se adentra 20 metros bajo tierra, sino tambi\u00e9n al universo simb\u00f3lico de los antiguos mayas, aqu\u00ed, el tiempo se detiene y todo cobra sentido. Zazil Tunich: \u201cLas piedras iluminadas\u201d Cuando iluminamos las primeras estalactitas y preguntamos al sacerdote maya que nos ayudaba a descender c\u00f3mo llamaban a lo que est\u00e1bamos viendo, respondi\u00f3 en lengua maya: Zazil Tunich, que significa piedras iluminadas o piedras brillosas. As\u00ed es como decidimos nombrar el proyecto: un homenaje a las formaciones naturales, al misterio del lugar y a esa luz interior que instalamos, que transformaba la oscuridad en belleza. Este homenaje nos muestra la transformaci\u00f3n, rescate y compromiso de conservar a partir de ahora de este Santuario Natural y donde invitamos al mundo a ser Guardianes de este tesoro Maya. Una cultura que sigue viva Nuestra familia convirti\u00f3 a Zazil Tunich no solo en un homenaje a la<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30345,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-40003","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.8 (Yoast SEO v25.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Storytelling - Zazil Tunich - Cenote mas Premiado de Yucat\u00e1n<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Conoce la Historia del rescate y trabajo de 8 a\u00f1os, para sacar de siglos bajo tierra, hasta ser, ganador de un Premio Nacional a Zazil Tunich\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/en\/storytelling\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Storytelling\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Conoce la Historia del rescate y trabajo de 8 a\u00f1os, para sacar de siglos bajo tierra, hasta ser, ganador de un Premio Nacional a Zazil Tunich\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/zaziltunich.com\/en\/storytelling\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Zazil Tunich - 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