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Evil spirits expected in Mayan country…

9 March 2007

JUAN CARLOS LLORCA, Associated Press Writer

GUATEMALA CITY – Mayan priests will purify a sacred archaeological site to eliminate “bad spirits” after President Bush visits next week, an official with close ties to the group said Thursday.

Bush‘s seven-day tour of Latin America includes a stopover beginning late Sunday in Guatemala. On Monday morning he is scheduled to visit the archaeological site Iximche on the high western plateau in a region of the Central American country populated mostly by Mayans.

Bush‘s trip has already has sparked protests elsewhere in Latin America, including protests and clashes with police in Brazil hours before his arrival. In Bogota, Colombia, which Bush will visit on Sunday, 200 masked students battled 300 riot police with rocks and small homemade explosives.

Iximche, 30 miles west of the capital of Guatemala City, was founded as the capital of the Kaqchiqueles kingdom before the Spanish conquest in 1524.

2 Comments leave one →
  1. copanhagian's avatar
    copanhagian permalink
    9 March 2007 7:17 pm

    You might want to stock up on some good disinfectant and bleach too.

  2. buck fush's avatar
    buck fush permalink
    12 March 2007 9:41 pm

    Al pueblo Sur Americano,

    Que lastima que estaba tan bien protejido el cabron!

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