Unificacion Maya 2010: Aktun Kan Caves
The third Unificacion Maya Ceremony of the week is held in a grotto of the Actun Kan Caves. Actun Kan means “the cave of the Serpent” , and legend has it that this cave, winding deep into the heart of Cerro de la Serpiente (Serpent Mountain) is the home of the Feathered Serpent.
Francesca cleanses the surrounding ethers with a burning pot of the sap of the copal tree … the most powerful incense of the area.
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After the ceremony, the group went to the Island of Flores, once known as “Noh Peten” or “City Island”. It was also called “Tah Itza” or “place of the Itza”. It was hee that the last independent Maya state held out against the Spanish conquerors. The Spanish did not manage to conquor the island until 1697. Today, the town is dense with colonial, red-roofed buildings, narrow cobblestone streets, an historic church and Spanish plaza, and lots of restaurants.
Our lunch, a superb filet of the famous White Fish, fresh from the lake, was prepared and served at Restaurante Las Puertas, after which the group was free to wander and explore the island at leisure.