Cacao (kakaw) sacred to Maya gods
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Maya Sacred Cacao Groves (northern Yucatán)
Northern Maya lowlands, Yucatán Peninsula
Sacred cacao cultivation in shaded sinkholes; altars, staircases, grinding stones, incense pots; cacao as currency
Open listing → Ancestral deities (Tatewarí/Grandfather Fire, peyote/hikuri)Wixárika Route to Wirikuta (Tatehuarí Huajuyé)
~500 km across Nayarit, Jalisco, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí & Durango (Wirikuta in Chihuahuan Desert)
Pilgrimage 'braid of trails' to Wirikuta; rituals tied to deities, agriculture, peyote, community well-being
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