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FELIPE CARRILLO PUERTO |
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| FELIPE CARILLO PUERTO , formerly known as Chan Santa Cruz , is the
capital of the "Zona Maya" and an important spiritual centre for the
Maya. During the Caste Wars, Maya from the north gathered forces here
and looked for guidance from a miraculous talking cross that told them
to fight on against their oppressors (such talking crosses and statues
are common in Maya mythology as conduits through which disincarnate
spirits speak, or as manifestations of a soul, usually that of a shaman,
when it has left the body during the state of trance; they are known as
way'ob by the Yucatek Maya). Presumably as an attempt to disguise its
rebellious past, the town was renamed after a former governor of the
Yucatán who was assassinated in 1924. However, a monument to the martyrs
of the Caste Wars still stands in the town. There are several reasonable
hotels around the main plaza - try the Hotel Esquivel (tel 9/834-0344;
US$10-15) on the zócalo, only 100m from the small bus station, but check
the rooms first as some are significantly better than others. |
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