Oral History #138: Lazy Juan

Authors

James Mondloch
Miguel Guarchaj Ch'o'x
Diego Guarchaj

Files

Description

The story tells of a boy who changed into the mythic figure of Yegua Achi and became the creator of mountains and valleys. After helping the infant Jesus cross a river, he changed into Saint Christopher, the patron saint of bus drivers in Guatemala. Note: This story is similar to other stories (#26, #54, #62, y #64) in this collection.

Publication Date

1-1-1968

Publisher

Latin American and Iberian Institute, University of New Mexico

Keywords

Courtship; marriage; idleness; magic; saint worship

Comments

The copyrights of the recordings and transcripts remain with LAII. The University Libraries is responsible for complying with appropriate intellectual property laws in connection with the digital surrogates made accessible under this agreement and licensed under the Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.

Recommended Citation

Mondloch, James; Miguel Guarchaj Ch'o'x; and Diego Guarchaj. "Oral History #138: Lazy Juan." (1968). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/laii_kichemaya/32

Streaming Media