Mexican village turns to tourism to sustain beekeeping tradition | Video

Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Mexico, Jun 10 (EFE).- X-Cabil, a town of about 1,200 people on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula whose economy revolves around honey, hopes to earn enough from tourism to stay true to the beekeeping heritage inherited from its Mayan ancestors.

Until a few years ago, the community struggled to survive, at the mercy of middlemen often willing to pay less than 30 pesos (US$1.50) for a kilo of honey, recalls beekeeper Miguel Puc Pat.

In an attempt to improve X-Cabil's situation, Puc and other beekeepers came up with the idea of turning the rituals that accompany the care of melipona bees - a stingless genus native to Yucatán - into an attraction for tourists. (Camera: LOURDES CRUZ).

FOOTAGE SHOWS THE COMMUNITY OF X-CABIL WHERE ECONOMY REVOLVES AROUND HONEY FROM TOURISM, IN FELIPE CARILLO PUERTO, EASTERN PART OF YUCATAN PENINSULA, MEXICO.

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Date: 11/06/2023 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Lifestyle and leisure » Holiday or vacation
Type: Ready-to-use
Duration: 60 seconds
Reference: 7001271607
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