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Maximon

I think this is Maximon (could be wrong!), the pre-columbian god that was merged with facets of catholicisim to create a modern deity that takes sacrificial offerings of cigarettes and wine. I'm sure the priests of Maximon enjoying those sacrificial gifts.
The Mariachi Proposition - Mexico City

March 21st 2010
Today was a museum day. In the Thambiratnam book, that equates to a day of drudgery, partly because museums seem to go on for ever and ever and ever, but also because they very rarely have any good food. But, we vowed we weren't going to leave that museum before we figured out the difference between and Aztec, Mayan, Olmec, Toltec, and most importantly how to pronounce Quetzalcoatl. The N ... read more
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Mexican Flag The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more
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