K'iche' Maya Oral History Project
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When the government was installing electricity in the rural areas they needed human heads and women's breasts to complete the project. The government set free some thieves and killers from prison. The killers were able to collect a lot of heads and breasts from the people they killed on the roads. Note: This story is similar to another story (#79) in this collection.
Publication Date
1-1-1968
Publisher
Latin American and Iberian Institute, University of New Mexico
Keywords
Saint worship; electricity; torture
Recommended Citation
Mondloch, James; Miguel Guarchaj Ch'o'x; and Diego Guarchaj. "Oral History #099: The Arrival of Electricity." (1968). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/laii_kichemaya/42
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