TFv01 CH 13 Veinte Pesos (annotated)

Annotations for Veinte Pesos, the thirteenth chapter of One Rainy Day In May.

## Page 290

**"I can pay you." - Victim #7**

supposedly from video game I Am Alive

**The Pyramid of the Niches**

Bottom right hand corner of the page appears to have half a photo of the Pyramid of the Niches a.ka. El Tajin a.k.a. Pyramid of Papantla a.k.a. Pyramid of the Seven Stories

## Page 291

**El Tajín**

a pre-Columbian archeological site in southern
Mexico and is one of the largest and most important cities of the
Classic era of Mesoamerica. A part of the Classic Veracruz culture, El
Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 C.E. and during this time numerous
temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built. From the time the
 city fell, in 1230, to 1785, no European seems to have known of its
existence, until a government inspector chanced upon the Pyramid of the
Niches

**Papantla**

a city and municipality located in the north of the state of Veracruz, Mexico

Pyramid of Papantla, Pyramid of the Seven Stories. The ritual
function of the building is not primarily calendaric. The deep niches
imitate caves, which long have been considered to be passageways to the
underworld, where many of the gods reside. (the scary staircase from
previous chapter?). Caves, especially those with springs, have been
considered sacred in much of Mexico with offerings of flowers and
candles being traditional. There is a picture of rain god. The stairway
to the temple is adorned on the sides with frets, which are called
xicalcoliuhqui. It is thought to symbolize lightning (how many
raindrops?).

## Page 298

**Poza Rica**

a city and its surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. Its name means "rich pool"

**goat and a donkey**

Symbol: If Goat has climbed onto your path (in dream): It is letting
you know that this is a time to begin new climbs and new endeavors. Take
 your time and plan your course. Look closely at what is ahead so that
you can be surefooted along your course

## Page 300

**pulque**

a Mexican alcoholic drink made by fermenting sap from the maguey plant

**papanes**

crows

**Ulama**

a ball game played in a few communities in the Mexican state
of Sinaloa. Descended from the Aztec version of the Mesoamerican
ballgame, the game is one of the oldest continuously played sports in
the world, and is also notable for the fact that it is the oldest known
game utilizing a rubber ball. The (original) game had important ritual
aspects, and major formal ballgames were held as ritual events, often
featuring human sacrifice

## Page 301

**Great Ballcourt**

The playing field of the Great Ballcourt at Chichen Itza

**Blue temple**

in Tajín, Blue is most often associated with the rain god but there is no other evidence to support this

Page 303

**Cancun**

a city in southeastern Mexico, located on the
northeast coast of the Yucatán Peninsula in the Mexican state of
Quintana Roo. No pyramids, but a pyramid-shaped hotel

## Page 304

**Boca del Río**

a city and municipality located in the center of the Mexican state of Veracruz

**Manuel Avila Camacho**

mexican president (died 1955)

**Tamaulipas**

Mexican state

**Mauro Tello Quinones**

genral fighting mexican narcomafia

**Uruapan**

a city and municipality in the west-central part of the Mexican state of Michoacán

## Page 305

**Sol y Sombra**

an after dinner alcoholic drink + probably bar or a hotel

**Araucanas**

a breed of chicken originating in Chile. This chicken has
 been a subject of controversy regarding the possibility that the breed
was developed from birds that arrived prior to Old World contact, which
would make it the only chicken breed native to the Americas. It is well
known for its blue eggs, which is caused by a DNA retrovirus that
occurred sometime early in domestication. The ancestors of the modern
Araucana chicken were purportedly first bred by the Araucanians (Spanish
 exonym for the Mapuche) of Chile—hence the name "Araucana"

## Page 314

**on the cusp of love**

Symbol: If Goat has climbed onto your
path: It is letting you know that this is a time to begin new climbs and
 new endeavors

## Page 320

**Brujo**

magician

## Page 322

**notas rojas**

red notes

## Reader's Guide Questions:

***7. The old Indian at the El Tajín bus stop tells Isandòrno, “But what hunts you now amigo you already own.” (p. 325) What do you think he means by this? For which of the other characters is it relevant?***

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