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Placido Domingo's Smooth Moves Calm Chichen Itza Kerfuffle

Where: Merida, Mexico
October 5, 2008 at 11:29 AM | by | Comments (0)

A concert by Spanish tenor Placido Domingo went off without a hitch last night at Mexico's Chichen Itza archaeological site, silencing for the moment a controversy about whether the ancient Mayan ruins are an appropriate venue for such a modern spectacle. Prior to the event, a union of archaeologists pressed prosecutors to file criminal charges against the concert's organizers, saying that the event violated a law that states the ruins must be preserved for educational purposes.

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