We got a kick out of some recent special packaging for some locally made corn tortillas (much better than the other brand available at the grocery store, by the way). We were surprised to see a local brand named after a Mexican state, Sinaloa, but we were even more surprised to see these corn-headed characters depicted on surfboards...The back of the package tells us:
The mythical Mayan twins, Hunahpu and Xbalanque, surf the waves of Hawaii in a cultural exchange. They are symbolized by their corn heads [...]. Hunahpu and Xbalanque, according to Mayan legend, were responsible for tricking the ant into bringing corn seed from the underworld to this world, thus bringing stability and civilization to the indigenous peoples of the Americas.
Amazingly, our tortilla choice is in perfect sync with B's course content this semester.
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