The folklore of Spanish America is full of exciting accounts of a wandering, shrieking, tormented spirit called La Llorona, the 'Wailing Woman.' Her eerie spine-chilling cry was said to be an omen of death. This is the first serious account of the frightening tale that has fascinated people for generations. Ray John de Aragón, an expert on Spanish folklore, traditions and myths, traveled throughout the villages and byways of New Mexico searching out the roots of this very popular Spanish phantom. What he found was that every person he listened to had a different version. They sometimes placed her in their own towns as having been a local girl who had lived, loved, and then died a tragic death. She then arose, according to hearsay, and now she searches throughout the countryside for the children she lost in a watery grave. Some villagers even took him to a nearby river or arroyo to show him where La Llorona and her children drowned, but they always cautioned, 'Don't come here late at night because she will appear to you crying, and she will follow you as you try to get away.' The author then took the threads of the stories he heard and has woven them in a full length study of this famous ghost. Noted folklorist Pedro Ribera Ortega called this book in a review, 'The tragic mythic love/ghost story laid out to scare even the bravest of readers.'

Legend of LA Llorona

Politics & Social Sciences

de Aragón, Ray John

Social Sciences

Pan-American Publishing

A guide to the Mayan Ruins of San Gervasio on the island of Cozumel, Mexico. The guide begins with a description of Cozumel’s early history, starting with the earliest pre-Maya inhabitants, continuing through the Mayan period of occupation and the island’s subsequent discovery and conquest by the Spanish. Other sections include descriptions of Mayan culture, religion, writing system, mathematics, and daily life. The guide also contains a self-guided tour of San Gervasio, which leads the reader building by building through the site and contains floor plans, reconstructed views of the original structures, and descriptions of their use and history. The final section of the book describes the workings and history of the Mayan calendar and the relevance of the date 2012 to the Mayan Long Count.

Guide to the Mayan Ruins of San Gervasio Cozumel, Mexico

Travel

Hajovsky, Ric

Mexico

Thinking about moving to Cozumel?  Already live here, but are having problems figuring out the system?  Either way, this is the book for you.  Our island has been attracting Americans ever since 1837 when the Navy of the Republic of Texas raised its flag over the little village of San Miguel in Texas’ first attempt to annex the island.  Motivated by the early colonizing schemes attempted by folks like George Fisher (1841), Texan President Sam Houston (1842), American President Abraham Lincoln (1862) and land promoters like Claude Goodrich (1874), all the way through to today’s time-share and condominium ownership plans, Americans have flocked to Cozumel in their search for a new life in paradise. The islanders have always welcomed newcomers and go out of their way to make allowances for people who do not understand Cozumel’s laws and customs, but to really get the best out of living here you must try to learn the rules, if not the language.  This book is designed to help you learn what you need to know to live happily on our island and avoid many of the common pitfalls that seem to trip-up many new arrivals.

Cozumel Survival Manual

Ric Hajovsky

This is a very different kind of Spain travel guide. It lets you in on dozens of secrets, tricks, and insider information necessary to travel throughout Spain in high style, but at a budget price like no other guide does! Its many tips and warnings are guaranteed to save you SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS and the special knowledge revealed in its pages will help you get the very most out of every day of your trip, NO MATTER WHAT PART OF SPAIN YOU VISIT! Some of the many insider tips revealed in this guide will show you how to get: Free airfare; Free car rental upgrades; Free parking in security-monitored lots; “5 star” hotel rooms at “2 star” prices; Free travelers’ checks; Free road maps of Spain; Free city maps of Spain; The very best rate of exchange possible; A list of EVERY lodging establishment in Spain, with their amenities, rates, and how to contact them directly. This guide also includes: Detailed descriptions of the different types of Spanish eating establishments and how they work; An exhaustive food and drink section to help you decipher menus; A guide to Spaniards’ expectations of tips that will save you $$$; A section on Spanish wines; A list of Spanish holidays and fairs; Descriptions of common Spanish scams and con-games; Spanish customs, habits, idiosyncrasies and taboos; Tips on how to buy antiques in Spain, as well as shipping things home; How to make bus, ferry, train and hotel reservations, and much, much more!

SPAIN: Hidden Secrets & Dirty Tricks: All you need to know to travel in Spain in high style, but at a budget price!

Europe

As an ethnographic art collector and dealer, Ric spent much of his time traveling in remote areas of South America gathering material from indigenous riverine and coastal tribes, targeting mainly ceremonial pieces used in their religious and healing ceremonies to sell to museums and collectors around the world. This book, Part 1 of a series, recounts his experiences traveling island to island throughout the San Blas archipelago of Panama in his 45-foot-long dugout canoe, Don Tiki, and the many adventures and mis-adventures he had there dealing with the Kuna Indians. Ric brings the everyday life of the Kuna alive in his account of his island-by-island, hut-by-hut search for material, all the while evading pirates, vampire bats, cholera, and even an angry crowd of Indians bent on revenge.

The True and Faithful Account of the Adventures of Trader Ric, Part 1: In Kuna Yala: The San Blas Islands, Republica de Panamá

Central America

If you are going to visit the Mayan ruins of Tulum in Quintana Roo, Mexico (or have already) you need to read this book.  It is chock-full of fun, weird, odd, and wacky bits of the history of the place that you will not find anywhere else.  Also included are a short introduction to the history of the Tulum Maya, the early Spanish contacts with Tulum, the archaeology of the site, descriptions of the main buildings, and the stories of why and how they were built.    In 1985, during a project carried out by the Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia (INAH) and funded by a grant from the National Geographic Society, author Ric Hajovsky paddled a dug-out canoe over the reef to land on the beach at Tulum in an effort to test the theory that the Maya intended El Castillo to be used as a lighthouse.  Later, he traveled the entire coast of Panama from the border of Costa Rica south to Colombia in Don Tiki, his 45-foot-long, ocean-going dugout which was similar to the type the Maya used to carry trade-goods from as far north as Tabasco to as far south as Honduras.  Read more about Ric and his archaeological and ethnographical adventures in Mexico, Spain, Panama, Suriname, Amazonian Peru, and Spain, by visiting his web site:  www.EverythingCozumel.com      Other books of Ric’s available from Amazon.com as either eBooks or paperbacks:    * The Yellow Guide to the Mayan Ruins of San Gervasio, Cozumel  * Cozumel Survival Manual  * The Lost Kivas of San Lazaro  *2012: Everything you need to know to understand what the fuss is all about  * The Adventures of Trader Ric in Kuna Yala  * The Adventures of Trader Ric on the Trail of Cristóbal Colon  * The Adventures of Trader Ric at the Headwaters of the Tapanahonie  * The Adventures of Trader Ric in the Darien Gap  * Spain: Hidden Secrets and Dirty Tricks; how to travel in Spain in high style, but at a budget price

Tulum: Everything you need to know before you go to the ruins: The Bizarre Events, Odd Theories, and Offbeat Characters of Tulum

The True History of Cozumel is an impeccably researched, iconoclastic account of the island’s past that offers the reader accurate, detailed information that often disproves the dross masquerading as history found in tourist guide books, websites, and the like. By combing governmental archives, privately-held rare documents, and university microfilm collections, Hajovsky is able to explain through the presentation of first-hand accounts just how interesting Cozumel’s history turns out to be. Chapters in the book run the gamut from: Pirates’ testimony obtained through torture in the cells of the Holy Inquisition; The near annexation of Cozumel by the Republic of Texas in 1837; The role of Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry in the resettlement of the island in 1848; Abraham Lincoln’s attempt to buy Cozumel and use it as a colony to house freed, black slaves; The original “Indiana Jones” and his search for German spies on the island in WWI; General López de Santa Ana’s role in developing the chewing gum fad that brought the island riches; To talking crosses, one-armed Christ statues, parrot-eating boas, and cannibalistic islanders.

The True History of Cozumel

History

Americas

La historia VERDADERA de Cozumel. No los mismos mitos, leyendas y cuentas de hadas que puede leer en el internet. Solo la verdad, con la evidencia documental anexada. La historia verdad es siempre más interesante que los charlas de los guías de turistas.

Historia verdadera de Cozumel (Spanish Edition)

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