The Pech People live in a few districts of Honduras. Today their
population has been reduced to less than 1500. A few leaders struggle to preserve their
culture and language. These WebPages were made to assist in those efforts and help the
Pech people record some of their traditions before they disappear. We hope you enjoy and
learn from this site.
Our Case Study is focused on the Pech people of
Las Marias (La Moskitia)
In the following pages, we will feature
various subjects such as, History,
Culture
and Lifestyle, Cultural
Preservation Efforts (and Human Rights), and
assessment of Eco-Tourism
and Local Guides and our Photo
Gallery.
General Information
History
General Pech History
History of Las Marias and Legend
of the Lost City (Ciudad Blanca)
Discoveries:
Cultures and Lifestyles
Yucca
- Food: sasal, pak-ká (tortilla), cataha (yucca tamale)
- Traditional Drinks: muniá kuni
Corn
- Food: sayahá (tamale), totoposte-há tortilla, chawá (corn bread)
- Traditional Drinks: aunpanhá (chicha de maiz)
Traditional Houses and roof making (and modern changes)
Fire Pit, Oven, and Cooking Utensils
- Jicaro ("Guacales" traditional cups)
- Calabasa
- Cobre (wood plate)
- Wakal (clay pot)
Furniture and Misc objects
- Hammock
- Crafts (Weaving)
- "Pipante" Dugout Canoe
"Pipante" Dugout Canoe View
Photos
Read J-Philippe's first experience "Poling a
Pipante"
Las Marias today, Social Life and
Education
Education
Bilingual
School Project and Loss of Language
Social Events
Most cultural ceremonies have been replaced with religious events. See Religion.
Religion
Pech Population - Statistics
Cultural
Preservation Efforts (and Human Rights)
Problems and Needs (political, economical, educational, cultural/lingual,
assimilation and intermarriage, health)
Language
Issues: Preserving the Pech Language
Land Issues
Consejo
de Tribu Pech de Las Marias (Tribe Council)
Marriage
Health (Diseases Exposure, Medical Facilities)
Coming Soon !
Most Common Diseases (and local cures)
Statistics of Fatalities From 98 to 99
Healers and Traditional Medicine, a thing of the Past (yerba buena,
ginger, hoja del dolor, apasote ...)
Eco-Tourism & Local Guides
Eco-Tourism Project of Las Marias Coming Soon
!
Eco-Tour Companies Coming Soon !
Local Guides Coming Soon !
Caske 2000 Adventure (Updates)
PHOTO GALLERY
The
new slides from Las Marias, La Moskitia and other places of Honduras
The first set of
digital photos from Las Marias (La Moskitia)
MORE
In the future this section will be a forum where we will try to publish the writings of
Pech people on various subjects. We will also add a reference list of books and links on
related material (there is no other site on the Pech that we know of at the present).
Bibliography