Xtul

Xtul, (pronounced {{IPA|/ʃtul/}}), is a small village in the state of Yucatán, Mexico. It is on the north Gulf of Mexico coast, located {{Convert|24|km||abbr=on}} west of the city of Progreso inside of the Progreso municipality, about halfway along the road between Sisal and Progreso.{{cite web | title = SCT Map of Yucatan | url = http://dgp.sct.gob.mx/fileadmin/Atlas/yucatan.pdf | access-date = 2009-10-23 }} The village, like a few others located on the gulf coast, was a location where salt was harvested from the tidal pools in the area; the salt trade in this area dates back to Pre-Columbian times.

Xtul is noted as the location where some 30 members of The Process Church of The Final Judgment went in 1966.Bainbridge, William Sims The sociology of religious movements, page 242. Routledge, December 1996. {{ISBN|0-415-91202-4}} They set up camp in an abandoned salt factory.{{cite web | title = History of the Best Friends Animal Society | url = http://www.bestfriendsinfo.com/History.html | access-date = 2009-11-12 }}{{cite book | title = Love Sex Fear Death: The Inside Story of the Process Church of the Final Judgement | author = Timothy Wyllie | publisher = Feral House | year = 2009 | isbn=978-1-932595-37-6}} While there they were hit by Hurricane Inez.Bainbridge, William Sims The sociology of religious movements, page 244. Routledge, December 1996. {{ISBN|0-415-91202-4}}{{cite web | title = 1966 Storm Archive | url = http://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/at19669.asp | access-date = 2009-11-12 }} The resulting storm lasted for three days. It was during this time that the basic theology of The Process Church was formed, and later written as "The Xtul Dialogues".{{citation needed | date = July 2011}}

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Category:Populated places in Yucatán