Hacienda Colors: The History of Maya Blue
Maya blue was the color of Chaak, the rain god. It seemed fitting while renovating Hacienda Petac, that we include the pigment within the Chapel. As you can see below, it became the Chapel’s most striking element.
Maya is a remarkable turquoise-blue pigment blue that was used in the Classic (AD 250 to 900) and Post-Classic (10th to 16th Century) Period of Maya civilization. [Continue Reading…]