Iximche

During President Bush's visit to Guatemala this week, he was escorted to Iximche, an ancient Kakchiquel Mayan holy site which is the center of continued ritual practice today.

Boing Boing 2007

Mayan priests to "purge" Iximche after Bush's visit

Boing Boing 2007

Mayan priests to "purge" Iximche after Bush's visit

Boing Boing 2007

Image of Iximche, Guatemala, courtesy of "John Pohl's Mesoamerica," Link.

Boing Boing 2007

They deserted the city of Iximche on account of the priest of the Demon, and the chiefs left it.

The Annals of the Cakchiquels Daniel Garrison Brinton 1868

Its name, _Iximche_, is that of a kind of tree (_che_ = tree) called by the Spanish inhabitants _ramon_, apparently a species of

The Annals of the Cakchiquels Daniel Garrison Brinton 1868

It will be remembered (see ante, p. 26) that the gates of Iximche were constructed partly of, or ornamented with, obsidian, and the same is supposed here of the gates of the mythical city or place of Tulan.

The Annals of the Cakchiquels Daniel Garrison Brinton 1868

Queh, and the chiefs Ahtziquinahay and Qicihay went to Iximche on account of the revolt, coming to raise soldiers.

The Annals of the Cakchiquels Daniel Garrison Brinton 1868

His face was sorrowful as he entered the city of Iximche, where they were consulting of his death.

The Annals of the Cakchiquels Daniel Garrison Brinton 1868

During this year the beasts and doves came out of the forests, and on the day 3 Caok the doves passed over the city of Iximche, and truly it was terrifying to see the beasts.

The Annals of the Cakchiquels Daniel Garrison Brinton 1868