La casa maya de Yucatán

Description:

The traditional Mayan house, conceived as such during the colonial period, is an archetype of unique and representative housing of the region that responds to the needs of families and yet its benefits and advantages still prevail over new architectural proposals. The book, product of months of research and work, is a work in which the author delves into the origins of these housing structures, whose existence prior to the arrival of the Spaniards, is an enigma. "The traditional Mayan house that we know, with its elliptical shape and high huano roofs, originates in the times of the Colony, from the records of the Conquerors nothing is mentioned, despite the peculiar shape of the structures," he said. the investigator. The Mayan house, as we know it, responded to the needs of large families, but also played an important factor in the use of hammocks to sleep in them. Before the arrival of the Spaniards the Maya slept in wooden lounge chairs; the warping of henequen hammocks made it possible for the family members to better accommodate inside the houses and the elliptical sides allowed a space to rock.

subjects: Mayas,  Dwellings,  Social life and customs,  Hammocks,  History,  House furnishings,  Maya architecture,  Indians of Mexico

Places: Yucatán Peninsula,  Central America