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Petén is undoubtedly one of the most important pre-Columbian occupation. There are many archaeological sites, some of great documentary value that warranted the declaration of world heritage.

A walk to the nearby Tayasal soon send you to the imagery of prehistoric occupation. Current Peteneros itza’es and mestizos still have in their oral tradition the story of these warrior groups. The legend is probably the most told of the passage of Cortez, which is derived from the legend of the stone horse, which lie somewhere in the bottom of the lake, probably in the place known as Punta San Andrés Nitun way, in the margins of the lake.

The other group of Mayan descent, with a distinctive culture of the lowlands, is the Mopan located in the municipality of San Luis, while in southern Belize, the rest of the population was eventually decimated in the violent process of conquest. Today, however, tourists can see large groups of Mayan people, these are mostly migrants Q’eqchi Verapaz.

This group has brought Maya in this mobilization culture and traditions as traditional expressions of Alta Verapaz, as Pabankí, deer dances, rituals and culinary Q’eqchi ‘, are found in Petén, particularly in southern the department.

Petenera mestizo population today is small, since the department has become a major attraction for the farmers of the country so many of the “Ladino” seated in the department are defined as “southerners”, and bring a culture mainly from the east of the country, from which they originated. Read the rest of this entry »