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by Jan Oskar Engene, 5 December 1998
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A colleague returned recently from an assignment in Guatemala
and brought with him a photograph of a flag which was presented
to him as the flag of the Mayas. The Maya flag is divided
diagonally into four fields, the one closest to the hoist is
white (for peace), the field in the fly end is yellow (for the
sun), the top field is blue (for the sky) and the bottom field is
red (for fire). The flag was fringed in light blue. The
photographed flag also had a red stripe at the hoist, but this
seems to be a sleeve for hoisting. My colleague was explained
that these flags are not for sale in shops, so they are all home
made. I don't know what the status of the flag is or anything
about its history.
Jan Oskar Engene, 5 December 1998