Oral History #060: The Cultivation of Corn by Matias Ch'ok de Pasaq

Authors

James Mondloch
Miguel Guarchaj Ch'o'x
Diego Guarchaj

Files

Description

Matias explains in detail how he planted corn, beans, squash, potatoes, and rice in different climate zones near his home in Pasaq. He tells about planting on the South Coast near San Antonio, Suchitepéquez, near his home in Pasaq, Aldea Xejuyub', Nahualá that lies in the piedmont area, and finally in Nahualá in the highlands. He includes in his narration how he performed ceremonies to the Lord of the World (Mundo) to ensure his crops would produce well.

Publication Date

1-1-1968

Publisher

Latin American and Iberian Institute, University of New Mexico

Keywords

Agriculture; harvest; crops

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 #060: The Cultivation of Corn by Matias Ch'ok de Pasaq." (1968). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/laii_kichemaya/76

Streaming Media