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Topic: Lenca

	www.LENCA.org
		Having lost their native language generations ago, they are Spanish speaking yet remain essentially separate from the rest of the Honduran population.
		Lenca communities consist of family groups who cooperate in agriculture for their livelihood.
		In the vast majority of Lenca communities there are no evangelical churches.
	www.lenca.org /index.htm (205 words)

	News from the South: Focus on Honduras : ICT [2003/08/13]
		In the southern province of La Paz, two Lenca Indian campesinos involved in an occupation of contested lands were killed in a dawn attack by presumed hired gunmen of a local landlord.
		The two Lenca Indians killed at La Paz, Fabian Gonzalez and Santos Carrillo, were part of a land occupation led by the National Center of Rural Workers (CNTC), one of the largest campesino unions in Honduras.
		We are organizing to defend Lenca territory." Caceres is the coordinator of the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH), representing 47 communities in the Lenca heartland of La Paz, Intibuca and Lempira departments.
	www.indiancountry.com /content.cfm?id=1060799505 (2062 words)

	Association for a more Just Society - Montaña Verde
		The Lenca Indians of Montaña Verde, a large area of mountainous land straddling several districts in the southeastern part of the country, have a moral and legal right to their ancestral lands.
		In March of 2001, the Lencas, led by their representative organization COPINH, successfully pressured the government to grant them title to 1792 hectares of land (outside the protected area) in Montaña Verde.
		The landowners, say the Lenca, have used local law enforcement officials to harass them-police have invaded the community violently in the night, threatening even children and then arresting community leaders, who were tortured and held without trial.
	www.ajshonduras.org /montanaverde.htm (665 words)

	The Lenca People (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Lenca Indians of Honduras coexisted with the Maya and before the arrival of the Spaniards, they were the most extensive indigenous people inhabiting Honduras.
		The Lenca lost their language in the early 1900's, and in general they speak Spanish as if it were their native tongue though using their own special expressions and forms.
		Lenca men are encouraged to educate themselves so that they may move up the social hierarchy.
	www.lovingthelenca.org /theLenca.html (362 words)

	The Maya Lenca Principality
		The Lenca royal family introduced a new Family Covenant in which stipulates that the first and the last born of the oldest line of descent should have the right to the hereditary title and should represent the family as the Regent of the House.
		The Lencas changed their traditional dresses and adapted to the new Castilian language and catholic religion, at the same time they kept their native practices in the privacy of their homes.
		The Lenca Crown is a neutral institution not sanctioned by the government as the Maya Lenca see no conflict with their coexistence as a particular ancient people within a contemporary established state.
	www.dejavu.org /cgi-bin/get.cgi?ver=93&url=http%3A%2F%2Farticles.gourt.com%2F%3Farticle%3DLenca%26type%3Den (1021 words)

	Large Collection of Lenca Pottery \| Yaba Ding Ding, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras
		The art of Lenca pottery is presently being restored by a small population of Indian women who have formed groups to restore and promote this unique Pre-Columbian art of their people.
		From the youngest to the eldest, all participate in its process and structure.
		Pieces are buffed with a stone called the "piedra de raya", meaning "lightning stone." Pieces are then baked again, sometimes as many as three times, to achieve the final appearance desired by the potter.
	www.yabadingding.com /lenca.htm (344 words)

	Esotericisim of the Popol Vuh by Raphael Girard, ch 15
		Moreover the Colop are identified as the Lencas by Vásquez (1714) and Vallejo (1893) (ibid.).
		Lepa is for the Lenca what Chan is for the Mayas: the totemic designation of a primeval clan, which became the name of the nation formed as a result of expansion of that clan.
		The civilizer-hero of the Lencas is Comizahual (the jaguar which flies), and the figure of this feline is omnipresent in the rock art and folklore of the Lenca area just as is its name in their regional toponymy.
	www.theosociety.org /pasadena/popolvuh/pv-15.htm (3075 words)

	THE COMDE: A PARTICIPATION AND LOCAL POWER MODALITY (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Lenca were one of the most numerous indigenous peoples at the time of the arrival of the Spanish and the ones most representative of the national identity.
		Guajiquiro, whose name in the Lenca language is said to mean Water Basket or Container, is one of the two Lenca towns (the other is Yamaranguila in the department of Intibucá) which have best preserved many of the traditions of their past.
		The Lenca language died out around 1925, but in the communities of Guajiquiro municipality especially, many of the customs of their Lenca ancestors are still practiced, much in private, although now inextricably mixed with catholic rites.
	srdis.ciesin.org /cases/honduras-002.html (1528 words)

	The Lenca Trail: A Route Through History and Tradition. Welcome to Honduras on The Worldwide Traveler
		Lenca Land Tours, located in the Hotel Elvir, is the principal tour operator focusing on the Lenca Trail.
		Another stop on the Lenca Trail is the city of La Esperanza, the highest city in Honduras and capital of the mostly Lenca department of Intibuca.
		The only traditional Lenca pueblo in La Paz, the humble, friendly and conservative people of the Guajiquiro region are probably the most faithful of all Lenca to their fading culture.
	www.theworldwidegourmet.com /travel/centralamerica/honduras/lenca-trail.htm (1244 words)

	Honduras
		La mayoría de las comunidades lencas se encuentran ubicadas en las zonas más altas de Honduras, a 1,650 metros sobre el nivel del mar, en tierras improductivas, donde el clima es templado durante casi todo el año.
		Lenca: departamento de Comayagua, oriente de La Paz, centro y sur de Francisco Morazán, incluyendo probablemente la capital de Honduras (Tegucigalpa).
		Los lencas representan en la actualidad una población indígena que tiende a desaparecer, producto de la constante ladinización, la pérdida de su lengua y, con ello, y la pérdida de gran parte de sus rasgos culturales.
	www.geocities.com /jlochoarosa/lencas.htm (1594 words)

	Lenca-Honduras Indigenous
		Lencas attend the Sunday traditional market (probably the most interesting one in Honduras) in Belen Gualcho on Sunday mornings.
		Lenca men are expected to join in communal efforts -- tending the Lenca forests, clearing the underbrush to reduce forest fires, assisting widows with farming, etc.
		When you go to Lenca villages, you should definitely visit the churches which have saints with handmade clothes that people give to the saints to thank them for some prayer answered during the year.
	sidewalkmystic.com /Lenca.htm (314 words)

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