The Maya Hinterland

The Maya Hinterland is an area between Puerto Morelos and Leona Vicario in Quintana Roo, Mexico. 

It is comprised of unspoiled jungle along the Ruta de los Cenotes and small Maya communities. 

With the help of the Maya Hinterland Fund we support these indigenous communities and the creation of an educational Sanctuary within our Nature Reserve.

Even before the Covid crisis these little villages struggled with supporting their families and education for their children.

• We deliver food, toys and clothes donations 
• Supporting Maya beekeepers by bringing their honey to town
• Created the Maya Library
• Created and run the Maya Theater to show educational films about Maya history
• Creating a Sanctuary in the Nature Reserve to raise environmental awareness within the Maya community
• Educational trips to Maya sites
• Provide school uniforms

This excursion into another world will allow you to experience the life of the Maya of today.

See how the Maya are integrating their ancient culture into modern life.

All this sprinkled with information about history, mythology and rituals of a highly evolved society.

A society that developed an accurate calendar thousand years before the Europeans and discovered the significance of zero in mathematics.

Get an insight into daily life in the villages and small towns near Puerto Morelos and Leona Vicario. 

These photographs were taken in various Maya communities in the Maya Hinterland. 

Come along on a virtual jungle hike and enjoy the beauty of Mother Nature. These photos were all taken in and around our Nature Reserve along the Ruta de los Cenotes between Puerto Morelos and Leona Vicario.

 Enjoy the photographs in this gallery and have a close up look at spider monkeys in the wild, our  favorite neighbors here in the Nature Reserve. Reserva Águila near Puerto Morelos  is home to a myriad of spider monkeys.

See how Maya children experience for the first time what their ancestors built. Many members of the Maya community know very little about the history of their ancestors nor have seen it first hand. With the help of sponsors and the Maya Hinterland Fund we organized a community trip to Chichen Itza. 

Experience the feeling when Mother Nature gets back one of her own. This eagle was kept in a small cage since it was a chick. When it arrived at the vet Dr. Dulce in Puerto Morelos she had to pry open the cage because the eagle had grown too big for the little hatch. She then nursed it back to life and Adalberto the eagle trainer from Leona Vicario taught it to fly and hunt again.

Be a guest in one of the homes of the community in the Maya Hinterland near Puerto Morelos and see for yourself the joy and big eyes of the children. When we receive donations such a clothes and toys we always give it to the leaders of the various Maya communities. They then arrange for an event and distribute these donations amongst the members who have the greatest need. natural cenote tours and visits with maya families maya jungle excursions and melipona honey