The Nagual was a being that protected sacred spaces among
Mesoamerican cultures. To present this concept has been
distorted to the point of being associated with curses. To study
and rescue the original concept and cultural value of these and
other Prehispanic mythological beings, the Primer Congreso
Internacional de Folklore y Tradicion Oral en Arqueologia, (1st
Congress on Folklore and Oral Tradition in Archaeology) takes
place from August 18th to 20th 2010 at the National School of
Anthropology and History (ENAH), with the participation of
nearly 50 experts from Guatemala, El Salvador, Colombia, Brazil,
Argentina and Mexico. The expert in oral tradition Francisco
Rivas Castro, from the National Institute of Anthropology and
History (INAH), mentioned that parting from representations of
Naguals in Prehispanic codices and 16th century Colonial
canvases, it has been achieved to deepen into the symbolism
behind these characters. Anthropologist Rivas Castro commented
that the image of Naguals is present in Borb