Primitive Water Bottle and Henequen in Mexico

The calabash bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) has been cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions of the world for thousands of years. The vine produces a large fruit that when mature can be made into a durable water-tight canteen. In this video I find henequen plants (Agave fourcroydes) growing on a beach in Yucatan, Mexico and I proceed to make cordage from the fibers. The following day I have a calabash gourd and begin the process of cutting it open using a stone while sitting on the top of the ruins of a Mayan temple near the town of Ixil in Yucatan, Mexico. The day was coming to an end so I left the sacred place and one week later I finished making my new canteen by a stream not far from my Hut in California. I used the henequen cordage to make a net to facilitate carrying the bottle gourd.

Special thanks to my friends ANTONIO SANCHEZ and PEDRO TEC for introducing me to these special locations in Mexico.

ANTONIO SANCHEZ is a successful entrepreneur in Mérida, Yucatán, México. He helps other aspiring entrepreneurs to reach their full potential.
Antonio can be contacted on Instagram @antonio_zanchez or Facebook www.facebook.com/antoniossucceslife

PEDRO TEC is a talented photographer who produces award-winning gallery portraits capturing the Mayan people and their way of life in Yucatán, México.
Pedro can be contacted on Instagram @Pedrotec or Facebook www.facebook.com/pedro.tec.14

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Camera: Nikon D7200
Sound: Zoom H4N
Editing: Final Cut Pro X on MacBook Air
Locations: Yucatan, Mexico and southern California, USA

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Drums of the Deep by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Видео Primitive Water Bottle and Henequen in Mexico канала Chad Zuber