Saturday, April 03, 2010

Elton John's concert angers Mayans...

Even after the stage collapsed injuring three workers, indigenous Mayans complained Friday that Elton John's upcoming concert in the ruins of Chichen Itza was irreverent and out of place.

The concert amid the majestic pyramids in southern Mexico is going ahead on Saturday as planned, organisers said, despite Thursday's accident caused by a collapsing 80-metre metal tower which left one worker with serious leg injuries.

The announcement rankled local Mayan leaders and officials, who pointed out that perhaps the accident was the work of 'aluxes,' the Mayan culture's equivalent of fairies, upset because their gods' permission for the concert was lacking. More...

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