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Dinorah Martinez Schulte

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Architect | Robotics | Digital Fabrication.
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Así nos trató @casaquerida.mx en Mérida, Yucatán.
Un paraíso total 😌😮‍💨

¿Si no tienen dónde hospedarse en Yucatán? Aqui 👇🏼

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#hotel #travel #architecture #interiordesign #diseño taken in Mérida, Yucatán by @dinorahmschulte

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La Dinorah investigadora, si existe. 🕵️

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#selfie #autoretratos #research #travel #selfieoftheday taken in Península De Yucatán by @dinorahmschulte

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Sayil, Yucatán, México (2026) 🐜

Sayil —del maya “say,” hormiga arriera— significa “lugar de las hormigas.” Fue una de las ciudades más grandes de la región Puuc, con hasta 17,000 habitantes. Arquitectónicamente destaca por El Gran Palacio, una estructura de tres niveles y casi 100 habitaciones, además de sus chultunes (cisternas subterráneas) que resolvían la falta de agua superficial en la zona.

Y sí, el nombre no miente: me di cuenta tardísimo porque las hormigas me comieron el pie jaja. Fui en chanclas porque los arqueólogos me dijeron que los mayas andaban así por las ciudades mayas... y les creí 😅 también uno de los sitios más salvajes pero impresionantes a los que he ido porque vives la selva maya al cien por cierto y sientes como era la vida en Sayil.

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Sayil —from Maya “say,” leafcutter ant— means “place of the ants.” It was one of the largest cities in the Puuc region, home to up to 17,000 people. Architecturally, it’s known for El Gran Palacio, a three-level structure with nearly 100 rooms, plus its chultunes (underground cisterns) that solved the area’s lack of surface water.

And the name doesn’t lie: I realized way too late, because the ants ate my foot alive lol. I wore flip-flops because the archaeologists told me the Maya walked around archaeological sites like that... and I believed them 😅 Also one of the wildest yet most impressive sites I’ve been to, because you experience the Maya jungle at its fullest and get a real sense of what life was like in Sayil.

This Field Research trip is supported by: @uf_latam as part of my PhD research.
Photography by: @dinorahmschulte

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#sayil #mayanarchitecture #arquitectura #travel researc taken in Sayil, Yucatan, Mexico by @dinorahmschulte

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Kabah, Yucatán, México (2026) 〰️

Me preguntaron cuál fue mi sitio arqueológico favorito de todos los que visité en este viaje, y aquí mi respuesta:

Kabah —“la mano poderosa” en maya— floreció entre el 600 y el 900 d.C., en pleno auge del estilo Puuc. Mágico e impresionante por su nivel de ornamento (un sueño para alguien que ama el ornamento como yo 😍): caliza tallada, frisos y celosías que cubren el Codz Pop o Palacio de los Mascarones, con 250 mascarones esculpidos de Chaac, dios maya de la lluvia 🌧️.

Una joya material y arquitectónica. Sus plataformas y desniveles me enamoraron. Está completamente sola, visitarla es una belleza. Cierras el recorrido en el Sacbé hacia Uxmal, marcado por un arco maya impresionante.
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I was asked which archaeological site was my favorite: here’s my answer.

Kabah —“the powerful hand” in Maya— flourished between 600 and 900 CE, at the height of the Puuc style. Magical and stunning for its level of ornamentation (a dream for someone who loves ornament like me 😍): carved limestone, friezes, and lattice-work covering the Codz Pop, or Palace of the Masks, with 250 carved masks of Chaac, the Maya rain god 🌧️.

An architectural and material gem. Its platforms and shifting levels made me fall in love. It stands completely alone, visiting it is pure beauty. You close the tour at the Sacbé to Uxmal, marked by a stunning Maya arch. 😮‍💨

Photography: @dinorahmschulte
This Field Research trip is supported by: @uf_latam as part of my PhD research.

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#arcomaya #kabah #travel #rutapuuc #research taken in Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico by @dinorahmschulte

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Labná, Yucatán, México (2026)

Continuamos la investigación en Labná —del maya “lab” (viejo) y “ná” (casa)— significa “casa vieja.” Fue una importante urbe del estilo Puuc entre los años 600–900 d.C., célebre por su Arco: una entrada monumental tallada en piedra que conectaba El Palacio y El Mirador, y que servía de umbral para grandes celebraciones.

Este lugar es el más especial para mí. Fue bajo ese arco maya donde Carlos @carlosbedoyaikeda , en 2023, me dio el anillo de compromiso y cambió nuestras vidas. Hoy, 3 años después, lo visitamos con mucho aprecio, solos, y me encantó reconectar con la zona arqueológica otra vez. 💍

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We continued the research in Labná —from Maya “lab” (old) and “ná” (house)— means “old house.” It was a significant Puuc-style city between 600–900 CE, famous for its Arch: a monumental stone gateway linking El Palacio and El Mirador, once the threshold for great ceremonies.

This place is the most special to me. It was under that Maya arch where Carlos, in 2023, gave me my engagement ring and changed our lives. Today, 3 years later, we visited with so much appreciation, just the two of us, and I loved reconnecting with the archaeological site again. 🫶🏻

This Field Research trip is supported by: @uf_latam as part of my PhD research.
Photography by: @dinorahmschulte

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#labna #puuc #mayanarchitecture #research #travel taken in Labna, Yucatan, Mexico by @dinorahmschulte

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Uxmal, Yucatán, México (2026).

Uxmal significa “la tres veces construida” en maya yucateco — un nombre que guarda la memoria de una ciudad edificada, destruida y reedificada en piedra caliza a lo largo de los siglos. Como joya de la arquitectura Puuc, sus fachadas de mosaico tallado revelan una relación milenaria entre este pueblo maya y la piedra que lo sostiene. 🪨

Uxmal means “thrice built” in Yucatec Maya — a name that carries the memory of a city raised, destroyed, and rebuilt in limestone across the centuries. As a jewel of Puuc architecture, its carved mosaic façades reveal a thousand-year relationship between the Maya people and the stone that sustains them. 🏛️

En esta ocasión tuvimos la oportunidad de visitar el centro arqueológico junto con el arqueólogo mexicano Fernando Godos, gracias Fer por sumar a esta investigación. 🙏🏼

This Field Research trip is supported by: @uf_latam as part of my PhD research.
Photography: @dinorahmschulte
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#uxmal #mayanarchitecture #research #puuc #travel taken in Uxmal Piramides Mayas, Merida, Yucatan by @dinorahmschulte

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Las casas mayas de Oxkuztcab, Yucatán. (2026)
Colores, texturas y tradición yucateca. 🛖

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The Mayan houses of Oxkutzcab, Yucatán. (2026)
Colors, textures, and Yucatecan tradition.

This Field Research trip is supported by: @uf_latam as part of my PhD research.
Photography by: @dinorahmschulte

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#oxkutzcab #casamaya #vivienda #tradicion #mexico by @dinorahmschulte

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Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico. (2026) 🛘

Innovating from tradition requires first understanding and studying it. This month I begin my first fieldwork stage of my doctoral research in Chiapas and Yucatán, exploring Mexico’s constructive heritage and material practices to develop new sustainable approaches.

The research is supported by the UF Center for Latin American Studies at @uflorida and conducted under the supervision of experts such as archaeologist Dr. Whittaker Schroeder, who accompanies me on this journey.

Doctoral Advisor: Dra. Karla Saldaña Ochoa / @karlasaldanao
Researcher: Dinorah Martínez Schulte / @dinorahmschulte
Institution: University of Florida, College of Design, Construction and Planning / @ufdcp
Photography: @dinorahmschulte

This Field Research trip is supported by: @uf_latam as part of my PhD research.

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#palenque #research #fieldresearch #phd #mexicanarchitecture taken in Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico by @dinorahmschulte

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