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Wahia-Patatahua: The White City in Pech Tradition

In short: Discover how Wahia-Patatahua and Kao Kamasa appear in a Pech account from Honduras.

Wahia-Patatahua: The White City in Pech Tradition · Stone broken down with vines FAIRY TALE ATLAS · № 192 Wahia-Patatahua: The White City in Pech Tradition Discover how Wahia-Patatahua and Kao Kamasa appear in a Pech account from Honduras. Origin Pech tradition from Honduras. The 1995 Yaxkin article records the oral account. The map point marks its approximate region. Atlas record 1995 First appearance Exact date unknown SIGNATURE MOTIF Stone broken down with vines Reach¹ 1/10 Suggested age² 8+ Member rating No votes yet 1 records · 1 countries or regions blackhorsestories.com

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Origin and tradition

Pech tradition from Honduras. The 1995 Yaxkin article records the oral account. The map point marks its approximate region.

In the 1995 record of the Pech story, supernatural beings build Kao Kamasa because vines allow them to break down stone. The place is remembered as the sacred burial site of a Pech cultural hero. The way the stone is worked gives listeners a detail by which to remember the place.

Dated records and sources

  1. 1995 · La Mosquitia, approximate region of tradition
    González, Mumford, Martínez and Corrales · La Cultura Pech · Yaxkin XIII

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Origin
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