Coatis might stage the occasional heist, but they’re also a reminder that we’re visitors in their home.

While Instagram influencers splash around for the perfect shot, they’re literally floating above one of the most sacred spaces in Maya cosmology. What tour guides call “natural pools” were actually gateways to Xibalba—the underworld where gods ruled over death, rebirth, and cosmic balance.

Deep in the heart of the Yucatan Peninsula, where ancient stones whisper secrets of a forgotten civilization, lives a legend that still commands reverence today. This is the story of Chaac, the mighty Maya rain god whose power over storms and water has shaped the destiny of an entire people for millennia.