Resplendent Quetzal's Wisdom Includes:
- Sacred bird of the ancient Mayas and Aztecs
- Sacred bird of the Cloud forest
- Freedom
- Symbol of wealth
- Invisibility
- Stillness
- Diversity
Mayan legend describes how the bird got its crimson breast. When the Mayan chieftain Tecun Uman fell in battle, mortally wounded by the Spanish conquistador Pedro de Alvarado, a gold-and-green quetzal landed on his chest. As the chieftain died, the bird flew off, its breast forever stained with the blood of the Mayan.
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