Rites often include the burning of copal incense in censers to honor ancestors. (ambergrisCaye.com)
After a cleansing with copal smoke, participants in the temazcal ceremony at Sandos Caracol Eco Resort end with a plunge in a natural jungle cenote. (carryonblog.com)
Stores are adorned with larger - than - life handmade dream catchers that sway in the breeze and that sweet smell of traditional copal incense, a Mayan herb used for healing purposes, permeates throughout the town, giving Tulum its very own signature scent. (travelandleisure.com)