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22 - The Five Suns - Pre Columbian Narratives

The Aztec world, as well as other Mesoamerican cultures, was created in several attempts. Each time the gods disagreed on detail and restarted the world again. In the afterword, we dive into the theories associated with the meaning of this creation myth and how it seems to be a more historical account than a mere story.

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  1 - The Spirits Return - Mexico - Spooky

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  1 - Las Ánimas Regresan - México - Suspenso

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  2 - What the Dogs Saw - Mexico - Spooky

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  2 - Lo que los Perros Vieron - México - Suspenso

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  3 - The Hooded Mass - New Mexico - Spooky

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  3 - La Misa Encapuchada- Nuevo México - Suspenso

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  4 - The Flaming Flower - Mexico - Mythology

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  4 - La Flor Llameante - México - Mitología

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  5 - Pachacamac and Wakon - Peru - Mythology

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  5 - Pachacamac y Wakon - Perú - Mitología

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  6 - IxChel and the Dragonflies - Guatemala - Mythology

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  6 - Ixchel y las Libélulas - Guatemala - Mitología

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  7 - The Weeping Woman - Guatemala - Phantoms

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  7 - La Llorona - Guatemala - Fantasmas

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  8 - El Cadejo - Costa Rica, Guatemala - Phantoms

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  8 - El Cadejo - Costa Rica, Guatemala - Fantasmas