EXTRAORDINARYAll
February, 2024
WELCOME, TIMBER MART
Hilton Cancun had the pleasure to host Timber Mart’s team for a visit full of delicious food and desserts.
Nestled behind a mangrove preserve and set on 100 acres of Mayan coastline, our secluded resort features 12 dining experiences, including 5 specialty restaurants, a 68,000 sq. ft. indooroutdoor convention center, a health club, and spa offerings. Drink in ocean views from our suites, and spend sunny afternoons in our two pools. The airport and Cancun's Hotel Zone are within 20 minutes.
Choose from 12 unique all inclusive gastronomic experiences, sip a cool beverage by the pool, or indulge in sweet treats at the Ice Cream and Churros Shop.
DID YOU KNOW
Mayan were skilled architects, building great cities of stone that remain even a thousand years after their civilization fell into decline?
The Maya built pyramids, temples, palaces, walls, residences and more. They often decorated their buildings with intricate stone carvings, stucco statues, and paint. Today, Maya architecture is important, as it is one of the few aspects of Maya life that is still available for study.
Mayan Temples
Like many Maya buildings, Maya temples were built of stone, with platforms on the top where wooden and thatch structures could be built. Temples tended to be pyramids, with steep stone steps leading to the top, where important ceremonies and sacrifices took place. Many temples are graced by elaborate stone carvings and glyphs. The most magnificent example is the famous Hieroglyphic Stairway at Copán. Temples were often built with astronomy in mind: certain temples are aligned to the movements of Venus, the sun or the moon. In the Lost World Complex at Tikal, for example, there is a pyramid which faces three other temples. If you're standing on the pyramid, the other temples are aligned with the rising sun on equinoxes and solstices. Important rituals took place at these times.
Surviving Mayan Architecture
Although they were not on a par with the legendary Inca stonemasons of the Andes, Maya architects built structures which have withstood centuries of abuse. Mighty temples and palaces at places like Palenque, Tikal, and Chichen Itza survived centuries of abandonment, followed by excavation and now thousands of tourists walking and climbing all over them. Before they were protected, many ruin sites were scavenged by locals looking for stones for their homes, churches or businesses. That the Maya structures have survived so well is a testament to the skill of their builders.
The Maya temples and palaces that have withstood the test of time often contain stone carvings depicting battles, wars, kings, dynastic successions and more. The Maya were literate and had a written language and books, of which only a few survive. The carved glyphs on temples and palaces are therefore important because there is so little remaining of the original Maya culture.
With a unique natural setting, our resort is ideal for gatherings of all sizes. Along with a divisible main ballroom and flexible junior ballroom, we have 12 meeting spaces that span two floors, plus outdoor lawns and terraces.
LOOKING FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU AGAIN!
