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were often located at temple entrances, symbolizing a cavern or cave on the flanks of the mountains that allowed access to the depths of Mother Earth and the shadowy roads that lead to the underworld. Cults connected with the jaguar and jade permeated religion throughout Mesoamerica. Jade and water were revered as symbols of life and fertility. The jaguar, agile, powerful, and fast, was tied to warriors and as spirit guides of shamans. Despite differences in chronology or geography, the essential elements of this

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