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?

[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.