October 12, 2004
Living near the Mono Sagrado

The Usumacinta River is approaching its peak levels, and some communities may have to be evacuated. This report is the first time in a news story that I've seen the river referred to as the Mono Sagrado, the Sacred Monkey.

Tabasco Hoy || Amenaza a comunidades desbordamiento de río

En alerta máxima se encuentran las autoridades de Protección Civil, luego de que en estos dos últimos días, el caudaloso río Usumacinta subiera en su nivel, faltando poco para que cause filtraciones en las comunidades asentadas sobre la margen del Mono Sagrado.

UPDATE: A search of Spanish Google finds 56 mentions of the phrase "mono sagrado." This entry appears as number 3 on the list. In Google U.S., the same number of entries. This entry appears as number one. Go figure.

Posted by Dave at October 12, 2004 10:22 AM