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Two Maya twins holding a glowing ball facing the Lords of Death in the underworld, from a Kiche Maya folktale in Guatemala.

The Hero Twins and the Lords of Death

In the earliest days, when the world was young and the stars were still being arranged in the sky, there lived two brothers named Hunahpú and Xbalanqué. They were known throughout the lands for their courage and cleverness, the sons of Hun Hunahpú, a great ballplayer who had once faced the Lords of Death in the dark underworld of Xibalba
Parchment style artwork of volcanic guardian on Pacaya, Ladino Guatemalan folktale.

El Viejo de Fuego of Volcán Pacaya

Fuego is not only the flame that glows within Volcán Pacaya but the living presence believed to guard it. In the villages surrounding the volcano, elders say Pacaya is not empty stone or restless earth. It is a dwelling place. It belongs to El Viejo de Fuego, the Old Man

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