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Off we go!
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Heading on the road toward Santiago
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Arriving at the trail head - note the sign
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Don Samuel leads the way
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Heading into the woods with Don Samuel
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Don Samuel asks for a blessing in the Catholic chapel nearby
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Don Samuel figuring out our nahuals
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Preparing the ceremonial fire
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Don Samuel looks up our Maya nahuals (birth signs) based on our birth dates while Cooperativa teachers help unpack the materials
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Materials for the ceremony
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Preparing the fire
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Smelling the copal
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Explaining about the ceremony
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Don Samuel explains about Maya nahuals
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Reading about our nahuals
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Don Samuel gives us each a paper with our Maya nahual
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Ready to start
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Beginning the ceremony
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After the ceremony
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Beautiful setting
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Loading up to head back to San Pedro
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Stu and I with Don Samuel
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Stuart shows Don Samuel his glyph paintings
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Heading back to San Pedro
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Volcan San Pedro