The state of Yucatán not only has many Mayan pyramids, various colonial cities and 250 km. of sandy beaches, it also has some 900,000 acres of cattle, horse and grain country. This area of agriculture and animal husbandry, located around the bustling small city of Tizimín is located in the northeast part of the state, 160 km. east of Merida, 50 km. north of Valladolid, 200 km. west of Cancún and 40 km. south of Ria Lagartos. Tizimín is close to Mayan pyramids and numerous cenotes, one named Kikil in particular.



Tizimín, which means "tapir or Danta" (the sacred animal and totemic of the supreme God of the Maya), was founded by the Spanish Franciscan priest conquerors in 1544