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I found out something fairly interesting that I thought you'd be interested in. I did a DNA study through 23andme and asked about other who have mtDNA B2b to say where they are from. A couple of folks were from Arawak lines in Brazil and one was Wapashana Arawak from Guyana/Northern Brazil.
Commented Jul 29, 2013 on Guanacos: From ancient South Africa to Spain at The Indigenous History of El Salvador
Guanacos: From ancient South Africa to Spain
Salvadorans are called 'guanacos' rather affectionately by some, perhaps disparagingly by others. Most Salvadorans are proud of the name. As is turns out, 'guanaco' has a long, important history and demonstrates the centrality of Salvadorans in the history of indigenous in the Americas. A common...
Hey Tim,
Thanks for the chat recently. Remember how you said that you didn't believe in coincidences? I was listening to some of the video I had recorded of my uncle carlos about my grandparents and it had escaped me before because I wasn't familiar with Arcatao but when I listened again I realized he was saying that my grandmother's side of the family is from Arcatao.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/115089406648130386574/albums/5702944139495865073/5832318867695480802
The plot thickens. It makes me want to go there and interview any family that is left there. According to my uncle we still have some land there.
muchas gracias Tim!
Commented Jan 11, 2013 on The Tao of Chalatenango: Path of the Great Ones at The Indigenous History of El Salvador
The Tao of Chalatenango: Path of the Great Ones
[Major edits Nov. 27, 2016] The founding lineages of the Cho Maya, Kiche, Olomeca, and Cuzcatlan began their Mesoamerican culture on Isla Tigre, Honduras. Soon after splitting into the four communities, each by water, the leaders of the communities - Olomega, Tehuacan, Güija, and Coatepeque - de...
In El Salvador we refer to El Monte as the jungle/woods, it doesn't matter if there are mountains or not. That's an interesting diference with Spain Spanish.
Commented Jan 7, 2013 on Surf Arrival: Monte Verde, Chile: the story of the Americas at The Indigenous History of El Salvador
Surf Arrival: Monte Verde, Chile: the story of the Americas
The Maya, in their ages-old oral history, the Popol Vuh, said that they were born out of the blood of the sea serpent and the blood of the tapir. The sea serpent represents the Mayan ancestors who were sea-farers. The tapir represents the Xibalbans (Xibahkhans) who were land dwellers and ruled t...
Saludos Tim,
I just wanted to tell you that I really appreciate your posts and research. My family had to flee from El Salvador in the 80s. I continue to reconnect with my past and these stories of the ancestors having gatherings near my home town of Suchitoto give me great joy. Please keep the stories coming.
p.s. I'd love to interview you also for some research I'm doing.
Commented Dec 10, 2012 on The Tao of Chalatenango: Path of the Great Ones at The Indigenous History of El Salvador
The Tao of Chalatenango: Path of the Great Ones
[Major edits Nov. 27, 2016] The founding lineages of the Cho Maya, Kiche, Olomeca, and Cuzcatlan began their Mesoamerican culture on Isla Tigre, Honduras. Soon after splitting into the four communities, each by water, the leaders of the communities - Olomega, Tehuacan, Güija, and Coatepeque - de...
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