skip to main |
skip to sidebar
Flores, Guatemala
There is a fun story about Flores. In 1525, the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes stopped here on his way to Honduras. "He left behind a lame horse, which the Itzaes fed on flowers and turkey stew. When it died, the Itzaes made a statue of it which, by the time a couple of Spanish friars visited in 1618, was being worshiped as a manifestation of the rain god Chac. Offerings were made to it and, later, to the lake, to keep the lake waters from rising too high." Then the Catholic church got involved, I'm sure...
There is a fun story about Flores. In 1525, the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes stopped here on his way to Honduras. "He left behind a lame horse, which the Itzaes fed on flowers and turkey stew. When it died, the Itzaes made a statue of it which, by the time a couple of Spanish friars visited in 1618, was being worshiped as a manifestation of the rain god Chac. Offerings were made to it and, later, to the lake, to keep the lake waters from rising too high." Then the Catholic church got involved, I'm sure...