Retrato de Janeth Vargas, mujer indígena otomí y campesina, en su reciente cosecha de maíz azul o negro. En Ixtenco, los otomíes creen que el volcán llamado Matlacueye proporciona la buena cosecha de maíz y que está representado por una mujer con faldas largas.
Ixtenco, Tlaxcala, Mexico 2023. Ulises Hernandez with the Teocintle (Zea perennis), the smallest corn cob in existence. The Teocintle is considered to be the first wild corn that was later domesticated into what we know today as maize. The word teocintle comes from the Nahuatl word teocentli or teoxintli, which means " God's corn".
Huaylacucho, Huancavelica, Peru 2022. Magdalena Gamboa, Vilma Espinal and Gloria Espinal, Quechua indigenous woman and singers performing the Harawi songs as a ritual during corn planting. The Harawi is an ancient chant, from the pre-Columbian period, performed in the central Andes of Peru. Verses, poems, dedicated to the sowing and harvesting of corn. According to Quechua cosmology, the Harawi helps the seed to grow strong.
Huaylacucho, Huancavelica, Peru 2022. A group of Quechua farmers in the Andean region celebrate the corn planting day with a duel ritual between men and women called "Since" which consists of throwing corn flour over each other's heads.
Ixtenco, Tlaxcala, Mexico 2023. A corn plant with a ripe ear of white maize surrounded by a field of yellow flowers at night. Most of the rituals dedicated to corn are performed during the night and many times follows the moon cycle.
