Ugly Duckling: A True Life Story of Beauty, Manipulation and Murder by Phillips Royal

Author:Phillips, Royal [Phillips, Royal]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Royal Phillips
Published: 2015-01-27T22:00:00+00:00

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DECEMBER 27, 1993

As my Aero Mexicana flight landed, I noticed the name of the airport was Aeropuerto Internacional Ángel Albino Corzo. That looked like a good sign to me. It means “The Heart of the White Angel”. I rented an old VW bug and found my way up the mountain to San Cristóbal de las Casas. My small posada was on 5 De Febrero across from the town hall and square. It was so cold, I was grateful for my bright turquoise jacket however, it made me really stand out as I towered over the locals. I met my guide, Oscar, who drove me to a ranch in Las Margaritas via Comitán near the Guatemalan border to catch a four seater Cessna. I then flew to Yaxchilán and Bonampak ruins. In 1994, the Mexican government would decide whether to dam the Usamacinta River washing away thousands of years of Mayan history. Archaeologists mistakenly cleaned Bonampak’s treasured frescoes with kerosene and they are swiftly fading. These would be the last Mayan ruins for me having tromped all over México and Latin America. I was thrilled to finally see them as not many make this arduous trek. Now on to the indios surrounding San Cristóbal. I can’t wait to visit their various tribes. At the Zinacantán village, I beheld men wearing bright red and white striped tunics and flat ribboned hats. The women wore hand-woven embroidered shawls and plump satin bows. Oscar shares that the ribbons on the male hats represents each child that they fathered. And that the USA Cola Company has convinced the men to drink more as it helps fertility!

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