Visiting Mexico’s Maya in a Chiapas Cave of Curses
Visit this Mexican state to experience colonial San Cristóbal, learn about Maya history, and discover the region's lush jungle.
By Robert Reid
“Do you want to leave a curse?”
I don’t get asked this often, but I’m rarely in a Maya cave. On the steep climb in, one of our group bit it and had to clamber up the loose dirt, staining his acid-washed jeans. With our legs fully wobbling, we finally make it into the cave. I hear the rush of a hidden spring and see a flicker dotting the ceiling above. “Gold,” someone says. Nearby stand three crosses, draped in pine and cornhusks as is the local custom. Behind them is the hole in the wall where locals leave curses.
I don’t. I couldn’t even if I wanted to. Because I forgot to bring a chicken.
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