How To Be a Responsible Tourist

aesta — Fri, 02 May 2008 13:20:43 -0500

How To Find Alta Vista, State of Nayarit, Mexico

akerekes — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:02:41 -0500

Reason for going to Alta Vista: Drinking from a coconut shell under the cool shade of the Terebinto trees in San Pedro De Lagunillas, my father and I started speaking to several of the old men who gathered there on a regular basis to recount legends, tales, and days of good times past. While talking of the ancient inhabitants of the region, one of the old men exclaimed, “The Apostle Matthew traveled in this area and preached the gospel.” I was somewhat astonished at this remark and tried to elicit more details. The old man insisted that prior to the arrival of the Spaniards, the ancients worshipped Christ, and that evidence of this could be found through the symbols of the Sanctuary, which was located in Alta Vista. As was the case with many legends or rumors, the old man confirmed that he had not actually visited the Sanctuary, but that he had “heard” about this when he was a young man.

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L.500 — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:25:11 -0500