I ran across this unpublished image today while starting a big edit of my cave work. It is a drawing of the Maya Hero Twins from a cave in Guatemala. The Hero Twins are the central characters of the Maya creation story recorded in the Popul Vuh. The hero twins did battle with the lords of the underworld, emerged victorious and made the world safe for human beings. I've got a soft spot for them, and as I start editing my years and years of underground work to see if it can be a coherent book I want to keep this picture close by.
Stephen Alvarez
Sewanee, TN
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