{"id":878,"date":"2012-11-28T10:01:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-28T10:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/ways-to-really-soak-up-the-culture-of-cancun\/"},"modified":"2018-09-18T09:46:43","modified_gmt":"2018-09-18T09:46:43","slug":"ways-to-really-soak-up-the-culture-of-cancun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/ways-to-really-soak-up-the-culture-of-cancun\/","title":{"rendered":"Ways to Really Soak Up the Culture of Cancun"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Ways<\/div>\n

Soak up More Than the Sun in Cancun!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The next time you\u2019re in Cancun\u2026no matter what time of the year that may be\u2026take the opportunity to not only relax on the beaches or in your resort, but also find out what true \u201cinsider culture\u201d is. Here are ways you can get the feeling that you\u2019ve really had a taste of the locale.<\/p>\n

\nCelebrate the Day of the Dead<\/em>:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\nThe \u201cFood for Souls\u201d traditional Mayan holiday is celebrated November 1 and 2 each year, and it\u2019s a great time for visitors to truly appreciate the way locals invite the souls of the deceased to visit their relatives. This is why locals display favorite foods of the deceased on embroidered table cloths on altar graves, including showcasing the traditional meal or \u201cpib\u201d \u2013a corn cake stuffed with meats and spices and cooked in an underground oven.<\/p>\n

\nCelebrate the End of the World: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\nThe \u201cEnd of the World\u201d on 12-21-12 is a momentous day that marks the end of the Mayan calendar, and is a time that symbolizes a rebirth for humanity more than anything. There are several events in Cancun that celebrate this momentous occasion, including nightly shows at Xcaret and watching macaws (which are very sacred to Mayan culture) being released. If you\u2019re in Cancun during the end of the world, it\u2019s a very special time indeed.<\/p>\n

\nCelebrate the Cancun-Riviera Maya Wine & Food Festival:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\nCancun has hosted two acclaimed food and wine festivals, and the Holbox Gastronomic Festival, held in an island north of Cancun, featured specialty local dishes this past year. The second Annual Cancun-Riviera Maya Wine & Food Festival takes place in March 2013 and is supposedly a much bigger event. You won\u2019t get closer to local food culture than at this six-day event.<\/p>\n

\nShopping for Souvenirs:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\nWhen shopping for souvenirs (whether a sombrero, or Alebrije) take time to really ask the locals where the goods come from, and who made them etc. etc. A personal connection, a story or an anecdote is far more memorable than just bringing home the souvenir itself.<\/p>\n

\nThere are of course, other ways to soak up the local culture of Cancun, including sipping a margarita with with locals, but these are some of the highlights. If you have a tip to share about soaking in the cultural of Cancun, leave us a comment below.<\/p>\n

\nFollow these tips and your next flight to Cancun<\/a><\/strong> won’t have you going home empty handed!<\/p>\n

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Soak up More Than the Sun in Cancun!   The next time you\u2019re in Cancun\u2026no matter what time of the year that may be\u2026take the opportunity to not only relax on the beaches or in your resort, but also find out what true \u201cinsider culture\u201d is. Here are ways you can get the feeling that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-other"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=878"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/878\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97199837,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/878\/revisions\/97199837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}