01451nas a2200145   4500008004100000020001400041245008100055210007100136260001200207300001400219520094900233100002701182700003401209856006201243       2020                        eng d  a2660-583X00aUso tradicional de morteros con chucum en la península de Yucatán, México0 aUso tradicional de morteros con chucum en la península de Yucatá  c2020///  a498 - 5083 aThe ancestral heritage of the Maya civilization survives in the Yucatan Peninsula, where sophisticated construction systems were developed. This is evident in archaeological sites. Some aspects of the building culture of the Mayans are still used, much because they are both economical and ecological. Mortars and finishings are an important part of this traditional legacy. They are prepared by mixing lime with a kind of local earth called sascab, and a natural binder coming from the chucum tree. This ancient mixture is used to this day in construction processes. Builders who apply it are instrumental in keeping alive a knowledge that has come down to us from generation to generation. There are, however, no systematic records of the process of preparing the mortars, nor of how workers today perceive them. The article analyzes both aspects with the aim of presenting solutions for a sustainable harnessing of this cultural inheritance.1 aBaca, Luis, Fernando G1 aBarreiro, Maridel, María Mar  uhttps://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/extart?codigo=7667672