LANGUAGE AND RELIGION

Spanish is the official language, but everybody speaks English. In hotels and travel agencies you will find personnel who are fluent in other languages.

Natives speak the Maya language of their ancestors since the Yucatan Peninsula is the cradle of one of the greatest civilizations that existed in ancient Mesoamerica: the Maya. Important archeological zones have endured and are open to the public, as well as a great number of vestiges still hidden within the jungle waiting to be rescued.

Catholicism is the main religion practiced. Many hotels offer religious services on weekends. In small towns, ancient practices of the Maya religion are still carried out.