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 The color **blue** had strong significance throughout [[Mesoamerica]], and was often explicitly linked to the [[Gods]] in general, or specific Gods. The color **blue** had strong significance throughout [[Mesoamerica]], and was often explicitly linked to the [[Gods]] in general, or specific Gods.
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 +=====Relation to the Directions=====
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 +Blue was also commonly assigned to a direction, depending on the culture. The [[Aztecs]] associated it with the [[South]], while the [[Maya]] associated it with a fifth direction, the [[Center]].
  
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 > The copal incense may have been the binding agent that allowed the color to stay true for so long, Feinman said. > The copal incense may have been the binding agent that allowed the color to stay true for so long, Feinman said.
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 +[[Copal]] is an incense sacred to the entire region.