Portal:Mesoamerica/Did you know/February 2013

... that the pre-Columbian Zapotec storm god Cocijo (pictured) was said to have created the world from his breath?
... that the history of the ancient Maya city of Dos Pilas has been reconstructed in more detail than almost any other Maya site?
...that Maximón, a saint venerated in the highlands of Guatemala, drinks whiskey, smokes cigarettes and grants prayers for revenge?