Brush up on your Yucatec Maya before hitting the Ruta Maya. Whatever flaws Mel ‘Mad Max’ Gibson may personally possess his latest indigenous language epic, Apocalypto offers a gripping insight one of the America’s most important yet enduringly mysterious civilisations.

The domain of the ancient Maya encompassed what is now Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and Honduras, maintaining an advanced society founded on intricate art, architecture, writing, mathematics, astronomy and agriculture.

We suggest Gibson’s Apocalypto as a cinematic pre-tour taster to our epic 28-night La Ruta Maya. This tailor-made tour visits important Mayan archaeological sites en route from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and Belize together with Modern Mayan culture, high lands and low lands, colonial towns and a sprinkling of stunning beaches.

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