I am Joseph, I am Joseph. Nice to meet you. I am proud to be Maya
I am Mayan--that's awesome--I am not Spanish
Hey you guys! Thanks for joining us on another journey. Today we are in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico
And we're currently in the town of
Izamal
Oh yeah. So sit back, relax and enjoy the journey!
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Where are we at, April?
We are in Izamal Mexico, which is the Golden City
And it's also known as the City of Three Cultures combining the Spanish, Mexican and Mayan cultures
Oh, that's cool
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That's nice
Did you carve that?
Nice, they're beautiful
I appreciate it, but I'm a traveler, I don't have anywhere to put it
Whatcha doin?
Picking my nose.
Are you?
What are you doing?
Sweatin'
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What you got, April?
Some Mexican ice cream
Yeah, is it actual ice cream?
I think so
I don't know
Tastes like it
It was only 20 pesos
Which is, I don't know, like 75 cents, I think
It's strawberry or raspberry or both
And it's delicious
It was only, what, 20 pesos?
Pretty damn good
Yes. Veinte
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My name's Joseph. I am the tourist information
How do you pronounce the city?
We weren't even close
We have 50 Mayan temple
The main temple was here
Underneath of this church
Ohhhh
Under your foot
Oh wow--oh, underneath
Yes, yes, yes
The main temple was here
I am proud to be Maya
I am Mayan, I am not Spanish
What happened to the Mayan people?
The old Maya
They went another--they gone
But the ways stay here
Not everybody change the cities, no
Few people say, I wanna go...
Spanish came, mixed the culture
Yeah, I learn English in this church
That the chapel
And we have the jail
We have the jail here in this church
Ohh--really?
Sometimes the Mayan people were put there
Because Mayan people cannot believe this... Mayan gods
Only one god
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Oh--those bats or birds?
Where?
Those are bats
Are they?
I think. Nope, they're birds
They're birds
They're little birds, but do you hear their sound?
Yeah
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