Last Saturday, we went to a hacienda called Sotuta de Peón. First we got to tour the owner´s house, which was very fancy and styled after the French style. Then, we saw how henequen is made into ropes, hammocks, and other materials. Henequen is what made the Yucatan the richest state in México in the late 1800´s/early 1900´s. They showed us both the way it is done modernly, and how it was done before they had specialized machines for it. After that, we got into carts pulled by mules on a train track and got to see a field where the agave plants, which the henequen comes from, grow. We stopped at a maya house, where Antonio, el abuelo maya, showed us around. Very friendly guy, who spoke only a few words of English and Spanish. Then we got to swim in an underground cenote, which was incredible! There were stalagmites and stalactites all around and it was a lot deeper than we expected, and you could see a lot with goggles on. The pictures here do not do it justice, it was very cool! Then, we ate a buffet of delicious Yucatecan food. It was a great day!
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