Maya do a wipe down after Bush visit

Tue13Mar2007

Maya do a wipe down after Bush visit

18:13 H | Topics: Guatemala - Latin America - Politics

Much like how you would hose the garage down after Fido has an accident, some Maya activists in Guatemala said they would "perform a cleansing" after our President dirtied their sacred land with his presence during a visit yesterday, part of his Latin American tour:

Mayan leaders will spiritually "cleanse" ancient ruins in Guatemala after a visit by U.S. President George W. Bush, unpopular here because of foreign policies going back to Central America's civil wars.

The leaders said they would hold a spiritual ceremony to restore "peace and harmony" at the Mayan ruins of Iximche after Bush tours the site on Monday.

"No, Mr. Bush, you cannot trample and degrade the memory of our ancestors," said indigenous leader Rodolfo Pocop during a press conference. "This is not your ranch in Texas."

Awesome. Mayan leaders quip about the Crawford ranch like the rest of us. According to Reuters, the activists we planning to "...burn incense, place flowers and water in the area where Mr. Bush has walked to clean out the bad energy." Oh, if that were only enough.

Via / Reuters UK

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