Cody McDonald captured exclusive footage of a shamanic entrance into Xibalba at Yaxuná in Yucatan's Puuc region — one of only a couple known Maya underworld portals, never before filmed. A deteriorated floor from the 1980s/90s once covered it, but McDonald crossed it and crawled through a wall portal to enter. Amazing documentation!
Exclusive footage of undocumented shamanic entrance into Xibalba at Yaxuna site in Yucatan
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Key facts
- Cody McDonald captured exclusive footage of a shamanic entrance into Xibalba at Yaxuna (Yaxuna) in the Puuc region of Yucatan
- The entrance is one of only a couple known throughout the entire Maya world and had not been previously documented in video
- A floor installed over the entrance in the 1980s or 1990s has since rotted and deteriorated
- McDonald crawled across the broken floor and through a portal in the wall to enter the passage
- Yaxuna is described as a longstanding site in the Puuc region
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Yaxuná is a treasure off Yucatán's beaten pathyucatanmagazine.com
Yaxuná exhibits many architectural features more consistent with Puuc architecture than those of its large neighbors such as Chichén Itzá or Izamal. Kabah or ...
Yaxunathemayanruinswebsite.com
Yaxuna is most easily reached off of Highway 180 ・ everyday ENTRANCE FEE: $5/100 ・ distance of 62 miles/100 km. decorative Puuc style architecture.
Xibalba Meaning: The Maya “Place of Fright” Explainedbelizewithalvin.com
Xibalba was the Maya underworld—often called the “place of fright.” many caves were believed to be physical entrances to this underworld. ...
Yaxuná Archaeological Site Near Chichén Itzá: History and ...yucatan.guide
Yaxuná is a lightly restored Maya archaeological site beside the present-day community of Yaxunah, roughly 20 kilometres south of Chichén Itzá.
Xibalbaen.wikipedia.org
Cave systems in nearby Belize have also been referred to as the entrance to Xibalba. In some Maya areas, the Milky Way is viewed as the road to Xibalba.
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