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San Gervasio

Architecture, history, Mexico, Spanish Culture and Language, travel

The Fertility Goddess and Cozumel

The Maya lived on the island they called Tantun Cuzamil (Flat Rock Place of the Swallows) for one thousand years before the Spanish arrived in 1518. The island was a center of trade for salt, honey and fish with the mainland tribes. Trade routes were established all the way to present day Honduras. Bells made […]

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Mexico, Spanish Culture and Language, travel

Preview of San Gervasio

We’ve spent a relaxing week in Cozumel, Mexico. A major site of interest on the island are the Mayan ruins now called San Gervasio. This was a site dedicated to the Maya goddess of fertility. Gracias for reading Fake Flamenco! Ole’!  —Rebecca      

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