tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25210508.post115463173332982593..comments2023-10-04T12:17:32.040-04:00Comments on Bottombracket: Mayan if I smoke?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25210508.post-1155215948495058692006-08-10T09:19:00.000-04:002006-08-10T09:19:00.000-04:00Ah, Lacandones...my intro to them was the very ear...Ah, Lacandones...my intro to them was the very early 20th c diaries of a Harvard anthropologist. Great photos, lots o' folklore.<BR/><BR/>It's true the Maya have come down in the world since losing control of their vast city complexes and maize-gods (see also Romans,Roman empire and Italy, viz) but it's great to see 'em still truckin'. Some of them even live in DC and contribute to things like the Smithsonian (and not by being exhibits either).<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure the locals are all THAT passive though...aren't the Zapatistas in your neck of the woods? Hasta la vista. And happy belated b-day, by the way :><BR/>SarahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com