Carlos closes his series on pre-Columbian America by sharing with us the myth of Bochica, a God thought to be responsible for several natural phenomena.
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Caption 12 [es]: Tenía una barba blanca que le llegaba hasta la cintura Caption 12 [en]: He had a white beard that went down to his waist
In Guatemala, people of Mayan descent not only retain various native forms of dress, but they also speak dialects of the Mayan language, a language many people wrongly presume to be long lost to history. Rafael treats us to some examples of words and phrases in this language, and also explains some of the particulars of traditional dress.
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Caption 17 [es]: Hasta la cintura llegan el pelo. Caption 17 [en]: They let their hair grow up to their waist.