viernes, 5 de octubre de 2007

The Corn

The Importance of Corn


The corn had great importance forth civilizations of Mesoamerica, since it was the base of their diet.
It was prepared in many forms like the cornflour drinks, tamales, pozoles and tortillas that continue being nowadays indispensable alimentation for Mexico. Centéotl was the God of the corn. The corn was of the most important discovery of Mesoamerica.
Today is not known of where it comes exactly, because it is not natural, but that grew of some wild seed or somthing alike.
Corn was so important that it was divinized. They said in the Sacred Book "Popol Vuh" that the man was made of corn brought by the Gods.

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