1.   As soon as the tortillas are cooked, push the top flat side of the ear toward the center and pinch the outer edge to make a ridge.

2.   As you improve your technique, you will be able to cook several tortillas at once.

3.   A labyrinthine path winds among the houses, where women in traditional Maya dress cook tortillas over wood fires.

4.   I cooked tortillas and washed.

5.   Keep the prepared masa covered with a towel to prevent drying while you get ready to cook the tortillas.

6.   Once the masa is the proper texture, shape the remainder into balls so you can cook the tortillas quickly.

7.   Remove, then cook tortillas in the hot pan for about five minutes, turning them, until they are hard and brittle.

8.   Women cooked handmade tortillas over open fires.

9.   They string their wash over hedges bordering the now-unused tennis courts and squat to cook tortillas on portable grills.