No Mayas Allowed

[infrogmation]

News story via la_azteca:

Posh hotel on the "Rivera Maya" tries to eject Nobel laureate for being Maya.
Rigoberta Menchú in Cancun

I recall some 30 years ago the first Maya governor of Yucatan, Francisco Luna Kan, was ejected from the train to Mexico City-- reportedly they couldn't believe an indio could be anyone important. Would have been nice to see some progress since.

The only time I've been in Cancún was inside an airplane when the flight to Mérida made a stop there. When I go back to Yucatán I plan to keep it that way.

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Edit: Menchú incident apparently didn't happen; Rigoberta Menchu Denies Suffering Discrimination at a Cancun Hotel

Comments

[mshollie.livejournal.com]

Haven't been to Cancun; been to Cozumel when my cruise ship docked there. Plan to keep it that way myself.

Next year,Mérida?

Next year in Mérida

[infrogmation.livejournal.com]

That's the plan.

I've never seen the appeal of going to distant lands and staying in a place that isolates you from the local culture.

Re: Next year in Mérida

[(Anonymous)]

you really should live a little you know, you just might learn something if you are not careful

Re: Next year in Mérida

[infrogmation.livejournal.com]

Hunh?

[wrayb.livejournal.com]

get those indios back into the cicicle booths!

[ancientscripts.livejournal.com]

Ok, I'm going to have to pick your brain for Mérida in a few years.

[mmcirvin.livejournal.com]

She's now saying it didn't actually happen. Confusing story.

[entheos93.livejournal.com]

I thought the whole Rigoberta Menchu thing turned out to be a hoax.

Hoax or no?

[infrogmation.livejournal.com]

I dunno. Google news still has reports of it happening going around, and I can't find anything either confirming or denying it on The Guardian, where this one supposedly originated.

[la-azteca.livejournal.com]

Found this: http://www.latina.com/latina/entertainment/entertainment.jsp?genre=ourstars&article=rigoberta07

Rigoberta Menchu Denies Suffering Discrimination at a Cancun Hotel

[infrogmation.livejournal.com]

Thanks!