After the Spanish conquest of the Mayan people, as the streets were laid out in the city, many symbols were used to help the Mayans learn the Spanish language. Ambling around Merida, we have noticed the many symbols located by the street signs. The original ones, of course, decayed long ago, but the city created new ones to preserve the history. We read about one that shows a headless man; he was unlucky enough to walk under a piece of falling glass and lose his head!! We have not yet spotted that one.
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| The Tiger |
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| The Monkey |
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| The Theater |
Bill and I are enjoying all of this.
ReplyDeleteThanks and keep it up. We can easily imagine your daily travels and hope to join you for more than avirtual tour maybe next year!