A 5 star resort inspired by the Mayan culture
Destinations 07/09/2022
Without a doubt , Mexico is one of the most exciting destinations to visit for everything it offers. However, there is only one place in the Mexican Caribbean that keeps the greatness of what the Mayan civilization once was, we refer to Quintana Roo in the Yucatan Peninsula.
It was precisely on the island of Cozumel that a 5-star resort inspired by the Mayan culture was built: Grand Park Royal Cozumel.
THE MAYAN CULTURE IN COZUMEL THROUGH TIME
Learn how this great civilization came to the island of Cozumel.
The Mayans were one of the main civilizations that developed in ancient Mesoamerica. The occupation on the Island of Cozumel spanned the Late Preclassic period (300 BC – 300 AD) being its period of maximum splendor from the 4th century to the 10th century, just when the Spaniards arrived on their land approximately 500 years ago.
The old name of Cozumel was Cuzamil, which means in the Mayan language: " Nest of Swallows" . It was an important settlement for the Mayans thanks to the erected temples of the Goddess Ixchel , goddess of fertility and the moon.
It was in the area of San Gervasio where the Mayans built pyramids, temples and palaces demonstrating their great architectural advance which consisted of using geometric characteristics
MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF MAYAN ARCHITECTURE
To understand the present about how Mayan architecture and decoration survived the centuries and today have served as a model to follow in different constructions, including our Grand Park Royal Cozumel, it is necessary to know its majestic attributes erected in different buildings and temples.
Its constructions offered a mythical and ancestral style full of art with unique characteristics, such as the cosmovision that its inhabitants had regarding the world and nature. Always respecting in its buildings, geometric elements, pyramidal shapes, majestic crests decorated with stucco and fretwork, Mayan arches of polished stones, as well as small columns embedded in the facades and stylized cabins.
The Mayans built a large number of buildings and temples such as:
THE TEMPLE OF THE WARRIORS
Located in Chichen Itza, surrounded by a thousand columns built in 1200 CE
THE TEMPLE OF TIKAL
Located in Guatemala a metropolis of great importance, built in the year 600 CE
THE TEMPLE OF INSCRIPTIONS
Built in the Late Classic period in 650 CE in Palenque, Chiapas known for being the highest temple in the entire Mayan civilization at 25 meters high.
SIMILARITIES BETWEEN MAYAN ARCHITECTURE AND DECORATION WITH GRAND PARK ROYAL COZUMEL
Just like the temples described above, Grand Park Royal Cozumel was erected under the totally geometric stepped pyramid architectural concept with the use of fretwork and arches composed mostly of polished stones that the Mayans used in the vast majority of their buildings.
The decoration of Grand Park Royal Cozumel is majestic, when you reach the lobby a large palapa, another representative element of the region, will welcome you to a special world where you can enjoy the vacation life you deserve.
Come and enjoy a Premium All Inclusive service and admire its award-winning architecture and exterior decoration with a touch of the great Mayan civilization that inspires this extraordinary resort to coexist harmoniously with the nature that surrounds it.
It was precisely on the island of Cozumel that a 5-star resort inspired by the Mayan culture was built: Grand Park Royal Cozumel.
THE MAYAN CULTURE IN COZUMEL THROUGH TIME
Learn how this great civilization came to the island of Cozumel.
The Mayans were one of the main civilizations that developed in ancient Mesoamerica. The occupation on the Island of Cozumel spanned the Late Preclassic period (300 BC – 300 AD) being its period of maximum splendor from the 4th century to the 10th century, just when the Spaniards arrived on their land approximately 500 years ago.
The old name of Cozumel was Cuzamil, which means in the Mayan language: " Nest of Swallows" . It was an important settlement for the Mayans thanks to the erected temples of the Goddess Ixchel , goddess of fertility and the moon.
It was in the area of San Gervasio where the Mayans built pyramids, temples and palaces demonstrating their great architectural advance which consisted of using geometric characteristics
MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF MAYAN ARCHITECTURE
To understand the present about how Mayan architecture and decoration survived the centuries and today have served as a model to follow in different constructions, including our Grand Park Royal Cozumel, it is necessary to know its majestic attributes erected in different buildings and temples.
Its constructions offered a mythical and ancestral style full of art with unique characteristics, such as the cosmovision that its inhabitants had regarding the world and nature. Always respecting in its buildings, geometric elements, pyramidal shapes, majestic crests decorated with stucco and fretwork, Mayan arches of polished stones, as well as small columns embedded in the facades and stylized cabins.
The Mayans built a large number of buildings and temples such as:
THE TEMPLE OF THE WARRIORS
Located in Chichen Itza, surrounded by a thousand columns built in 1200 CE
THE TEMPLE OF TIKAL
Located in Guatemala a metropolis of great importance, built in the year 600 CE
THE TEMPLE OF INSCRIPTIONS
Built in the Late Classic period in 650 CE in Palenque, Chiapas known for being the highest temple in the entire Mayan civilization at 25 meters high.
SIMILARITIES BETWEEN MAYAN ARCHITECTURE AND DECORATION WITH GRAND PARK ROYAL COZUMEL
Just like the temples described above, Grand Park Royal Cozumel was erected under the totally geometric stepped pyramid architectural concept with the use of fretwork and arches composed mostly of polished stones that the Mayans used in the vast majority of their buildings.
The decoration of Grand Park Royal Cozumel is majestic, when you reach the lobby a large palapa, another representative element of the region, will welcome you to a special world where you can enjoy the vacation life you deserve.
Come and enjoy a Premium All Inclusive service and admire its award-winning architecture and exterior decoration with a touch of the great Mayan civilization that inspires this extraordinary resort to coexist harmoniously with the nature that surrounds it.
