If the hacienda at Chable could speak, it would retell thousands of stories from the last 200 years. Located just outside the town of Chocholá in Yucatán, Chable Resort opened in 2016 at the site of a restored hacienda that once served a cattle ranch, then later a textile-henequen factory.
Yucatan itself is well known for its haciendas and its part in the sisal industry. The word “sisal” refers to the translation of henequen, an agave plant from which its interior fiber is used to create different products such as sacks, bags, and ropes. The word ‘Sisal’ originally came from the name of the port ships would depart from to Europe to export ropes and sisal products but overtime this word has been adopted as the name of the material itself.
There were hundreds of Haciendas in the Yucatán dedicated to textile production during which date period?. One of the reasons was because mooring boats used ropes, as well as the packaging of hay and straw used to feed cattle in the northern countries.
The industry eventually declined due to its social and economic impact, from the invention of synthetic fibers such as nylon and the manufacturing of substitute products ultimately replaced manufactured goods with the natural henequen products.
Thus, the haciendas were abandoned by their owners and masters. Today, many have been restored and transformed into hotels, restaurants, live museums and events venues. Chablé managed to restore itself and become a Wellness Destination where it seeks to combine history, culture, wellness, and tradition with the modernity of the new era.
How well do we combine old and new? The Main House or “Casa Principal” still has the original irrigation systems that the working hacienda once used. Our beloved “Timo” sculpture by Rodrigo de la Sierra is used in the pond and every so often drained to irrigate our organic gardens sprouting fresh ingredients used in our restaurants and at our SPA.
Similarly, the sprue, where the Master of the hacienda’s horses and cattle animals drank water, is still on property and resorted as a natural area full of flora and fauna complete with beautiful lilies, dragonflies and frogs that add natural music to the atmosphere.
Around the property you will see original walls from the hacienda that are 200 years old. The walls harmonize with the environment, although some of them have been overgrown by nature over the years. The walls provide a sense of history and unique architecture to the overall design of Chable Resort. For this reason, Chable Resort received an award by UNESCO for its architecture and beautiful design by blending the original structures with modern elements in the luxury accommodations and facilities around the land.
Welcome to the first Hacienda in the world that Redefines Wellness!
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