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By JUAN CARLOS LLORCA, Associated Press Writer
Fri Mar 9, 12:20 AM ET
GUATEMALA CITY - Mayan priests will purify a sacred archaeological site to eliminate bad spirits after President Bush visits next week, an official with close ties to the group said Thursday.
That a person like (Bush), with the persecution of our migrant brothers in the United States, with the wars he has provoked, is going to walk in our sacred lands, is an offense for the Mayan people and their culture, Juan Tiney, the director of a Mayan nongovernmental organization with close ties to Mayan religious and political leaders, said Thursday.
Bush's seven-day tour of Latin America includes a stopover beginning late Sunday in Guatemala. On Monday morning he is scheduled to visit the archaeological site Iximche on the high western plateau in a region of the Central American country populated mostly by Mayans.
Tiney said the spirit guides of the Mayan community decided it would be necessary to cleanse the sacred site of bad spirits after Bush's visit so that their ancestors could rest in peace. He also said the rites — which entail chanting and burning incense, herbs and candles — would prepare the site for the third summit of Latin American Indians March 26-30.
Bush's trip has already has sparked protests elsewhere in Latin America, including protests and clashes with police in Brazil hours before his arrival. In Bogota, Colombia, which Bush will visit on Sunday, 200 masked students battled 300 riot police with rocks and small homemade explosives.
The tour is aimed at challenging a widespread perception that the United States has neglected the region and at combatting the rising influence of Venezuelan leftist President Hugo Chavez, who has called Bush history's greatest killer and the devil.
Iximche, 30 miles west of the capital of Guatemala City, was founded as the capital of the Kaqchiqueles kingdom before the Spanish conquest in 1524.
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I don't think they'll ever be able to purify the site enough.
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he got owned and he hasnt even stepped on the land yet.
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LMAO this is good. ^^ yeahhh finallyyy he got what he deserves~
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he got owned and he hasnt even stepped on the land yet.
LOL, that's just tooo funny!!
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I don't think they'll ever be able to purify the site enough.
he got owned and he hasnt even stepped on the land yet.
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right!?
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hahahaha ouch =X I don't like Bush but in a way, I feel sorry for him? But just a tiny tiny bit.
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I don't think they'll ever be able to purify the site enough.
hahaha..
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LOLS, this is hilarious. can't wait until we elect the next president of united states.
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i just saw a picture of Bush and i had to cleanse my eyes.
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he got owned and he hasnt even stepped on the land yet.
quite sad isn't it? lol
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I wonder if Bush read that news.
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I wonder if Bush read that news.
totallyyyy. haha i wonder what would his reaction. also i agree with cyberfruit
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The Mayans are smart people (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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Well, that's a strong smack in Bush's face.
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:sends applause:
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Lmfao. Wooooot. Go priest dudes. XD
-Kwonny. 3
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wow. Just hatin' on Bush. haha xD
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LOL
hahhah xD
that`s just too funnie xD
but in a way. i feel somewhat bad for him o_o;;
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hahahaha ouch =X I don't like Bush but in a way, I feel sorry for him? But just a tiny tiny bit.
teehee.
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LMFAO, HILARIOUS! Bush got ownedd.
