On the Guatemalan flag is the Quetzal - the national symbol of Guatemala.
The Guatemalan currency is also called the Quetzal and it is the most exquisite and beguiling bird. I have only seen once.
The bird has shimmering jade feathers with a long etheral tail and a red breast. It was a sacred bird to the ancient Mayan.
How the Quetzal Bird got its read feathers.
Tecun Uman was the brave prince of the Quiche Maya fighting against the conquistadores. The Queztal was his spirit guide. Tecun Uman was wounded by Pedro De Alvarado’s arrow and fell to the ground his chest bleeding. The quetzal flew down and lay on the brave prince’s chest as he laid bleeding, comforting him in his last moments and thus soaking its feathers in blood..
do you know DH Lawrences book the Plumed Serpent? In Maya: Quezalcoatl.
On the Guatemalan flag is the Quetzal - the national symbol of Guatemala.
The Guatemalan currency is also called the Quetzal and it is the most exquisite and beguiling bird. I have only seen once.
The bird has shimmering jade feathers with a long etheral tail and a red breast. It was a sacred bird to the ancient Mayan.
How the Quetzal Bird got its read feathers.
Tecun Uman was the brave prince of the Quiche Maya fighting against the conquistadores. The Queztal was his spirit guide. Tecun Uman was wounded by Pedro De Alvarado’s arrow and fell to the ground his chest bleeding. The quetzal flew down and lay on the brave prince’s chest as he laid bleeding, comforting him in his last moments and thus soaking its feathers in blood..
do you know DH Lawrences book the Plumed Serpent? In Maya: Quezalcoatl.