 They arrived at the western end of Lake Petén Itzá to an enthusiastic welcome by the local Itza.The following day, the current Aj Kan Ekʼ travelled across the lake with eighty canoes to greet the visitors at the Chakʼan Itza port town of Nich, on the west shore of Lake Petén Itza.The Franciscans returned to Nojpetén with Kan Ekʼ and baptised over 300 Itza children over the following four days.