Tetopexqui Escuela de Magia/ Tetopexqui School of Magic
Hidden deep in the Lacandon Jungle lies the school of Tetopexqui School of Magic. To Muggles who stumble upon it it is a ruined temple that radiates a feeing of uneasiness, to Wixes however it is a colossal assortment of temples that they know as the magical school of Central America. At the age of eleven young witches and wizards of Central America receive their invitation to Tetopexqui via letter (carried by a Common Black Hawk as to not attract much Muggle attention). If this invitation is accepted and students gather the required items to attend, they are then instructed to go to a marked location of Lacandon Jungle approximately at noon, provided on a map with their acceptance letter and entitled “Espacio Abierto”. Once there a Beast Tamer will load the students onto carriages that are strapped on the backs of magically enlarged Emerald Tree Boas. The Beast-Tamer Directing these serpents is always a member of the Lizarse Family due to their Parseltongue abilities and long lasting business for providing snake-like creatures for different services. The man who started this form of travel, Crotalus Lizarse, in 14th century recommended these snakes to Headmaster of Tetopexqui at the time, Nezahualpilli, due to their colors blending into the jungle and their ability to slither between the trees with ease.
The serpents usually deliver the students to Tetopexqui by nightfall and they are welcomed to to Tetopexqui Temple by a welcoming feast, ghost of alumni, and the staff. Above the main entrance to the school hangs the symbol adorning the schools crest of a Engorged panther head with turquoise and red feathers sprouting from its scalp. These bright turquoise and red feathers mimic the schools colors and furthermore the colors of student uniforms. The Headmaster of the school is known to, per tradition, wear a similar feathered headdress during meals and special events for the school.
Tetopexqui School is known for a number of things including their intense, and sometimes brutal, Quidditch matches. This “by any means necessary” mentality carries over to other sports and competitions such as their Dueling Matches in which a tournament is held at the end of each school year to see which student is the best duelist. The jungle surrounding the Temple is also home to many magical creatures that students usually either love to study and befriend or tease for a rise, no matter how strongly Tetopexqui staff enforced them not to. Another common popular area of the school is the Cristalino Falls, a waterfall the flows into a crystalline stream that many students enjoy swimming in when academics aren’t taking up too much of their time. Resting in the heart of the school is the Tótem del los Fundadores, a tall Mayan totem pole presenting carvings of the five scholars of the different magical tribes of Central America that came together to form the school of Tetopexqui. Reminding its students that when allied together, no matter where they come from, they can accomplish wondrous achievements together.
