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Supernatural

The Hat That Turned Into a Snake

"This is where the hat turned into a snake." We were standing on top of The Hill of The Aluxob (plural for alux). Certainly it was once a...

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Shamanism

Shape-shifting in Puerto Vallerta

Puerto Vallerta. There is a thing. A thing called a Nagual. It is an Indian tribe, but it is also a witch doctor. A brujo. I met a man...

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Supernatural

Alux: Guardian of the Mayan Jungle

As seen in the Washington Post Cancun addition, published by Laura LaBrie I just got back from spending a month on Mexico's Yucatan...

Chechen and Chaca: The Magic of the Maya Jungles

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Shamanism

Chechen and Chaca: The Magic of the Maya Jungles

Two trees always grow together here in the jungles of Mexico. Chechen and Chaca. One is toxic and the other is healing. Yesterday, I got...

A New Maya Princess Gets a Basket of Princess Clothes

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A New Maya Princess Gets a Basket of Princess Clothes

This is Samuel and Estella and their new baby girl! They live in La Colonia in Puerto Morelos. La Colonia is the more "local" part of...

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Poverty in Paradise

These kids live in a Maya village in the jungle about an hour from Cancun. Alcohol abuse and domestic violence are a big problem in their...

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Earthquake relief in Oaxaca

The trip to Oaxaca involved a 12 hour drive through the mountains to a small pueblo that no-one had been able to reach because the bridge...

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