San Gervasio was a site dedicated to the Mayan goddess Ixchel ("She of the Rainbows"), deity of midwifery, fertility, medicine and weaving. Many women from the mainland Mayan settlements made (and still do at times) the pilgrimage here to Ixchel´s shrine at some point in their lifetime.
The site is actually pretty lovely - nicely preserved stones in the middle of gorgeous lush jungle. Which presents a serious problem - we were eaten alive by mosquitos the minute we got off the scooter. On the other hand, this helped us set the world's record in the category "Amount of time needed to perform pilgrimage to the goddess Ixchel".
P.S. Games- Latest news from the Scrabble board:
- "Find the lizard" challenge:
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