Here is a concise summary of the video content:
**Title:** Exploring the Ex-Convent of "Lion's Desert" near Mexico City
**Summary:**
* The video explores a former convent in the "Lion's Desert" national park, outside Mexico City, with historian Berth and cameraman Yeyo.
* The convent was established in 1585 by the Discalced Carmelites, an order that valued austerity and self-denial.
* The hosts tour the facilities, highlighting:
+ A restored façade (with a tip on identifying restored historical sites)
+ A garden that served as a cemetery for unexpectedly deceased monks
+ The dining room, designed to maintain silence among the monks
+ Monk cells with minimal amenities, including wooden beds and no toilets (communal toilets featured religious imagery to prevent "temptation")
+ A "vault of secrets" where monks would whisper confessions without eye contact
* The video showcases the monks' extremely austere lifestyle, including limited sleep, perpetual silence (broken only on rare calendar days), and self-inflicted pain to prevent temptation.
* The host reflects on the interesting contrasts in life and the discovery of hidden historical gems in one's own backyard.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text, numbered and in short sentences:
**Location and History**
1. The video explores a former convent in the "Lion's Desert" national park, outside Mexico City.
2. The convent is located in the mountains of Santa Fe.
3. The area was named "Lion's Desert" by four explorer priests who encountered wildcats and American cougars, mistaking them for lions.
**Convent Restoration and Architecture**
4. The convent's façade was restored by the National Anthropology and History Institute (INAH) after years of destruction.
5. To verify if a construction has been restored, look for smaller stones between the joints of the main stones or bricks.
**Monastery Life and Customs**
6. The Order of the Discalced Carmelites, who inhabited the convent, followed an austere ideology of surrendering material goods and privileges.
7. The monks took a vow of perpetual silence, with rare exceptions (e.g., if the calendar had a Sunday the 15th).
8. On these exceptional days, monks could whisper to others, but only in designated areas like the "Vault of Secrets".
9. Monks slept very little, waking up every three hours to pray for 15-30 minutes.
10. Their beds consisted of a wooden platform with no mattress, and they used a log as a pillow.
**Convent Layout and Features**
11. The dining room was designed to promote silence, with an echoing effect to discourage talking.
12. A garden within the convent served as a cemetery (known as "camposanto") for monks who died unexpectedly.
13. Monk cells (or "spiritual confinement" rooms) were small, with a short door to encourage bowing upon entry.
14. Cells contained a religious image, a desk, and a candle holder, but no bathroom facilities.
15. Bathroom facilities were communal, with religious imagery on the opposite wall to prevent "temptation".
**Penance and Confession**
16. Monks wore a cilice (a metal artifact with sharp teeth) to inflict self-pain when having "bad thoughts".
17. The cilice was worn voluntarily as a form of penance.
18. The "Vault of Secrets" allowed monks to confess secrets without eye contact, using the architecture to convey whispers.