Pascual Abaj

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On a hilltop south of the town, Pascual Abaj (Sacrifice Stone) is a shrine to the Mayan earth god Huyup Tak'ah. Said to be hundreds - perhaps thousands - of years old, the stone-faced idol is revered by locals who come to offer incense, cigarettes, flowers, liquor and perhaps even sacrifice a chicken, in thanks for the Earth's continuing fertility.