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Sat, 14 Feb 2026 07:49:23 +0100

Ceiba: sacred tree of the old Mayas

In the Maya world vision, the center is represented by a ceiba, and the three cosmic levels come out of it: the ceiba is born from the center of the earth, its trunks and branches support heaven, and its roots penetrate the Maya underworld.

The Ceiba in the legend of Uxmal's dwarf

In the said narration the ruler in turn asks the Uxmal's dwarf, as a way of testing his wisdom, how many fruits there are in the ceiba branch that was giving them shadow. The dwarf. looked towards the tree with the branches full of small fruits. He answered: I tell you that it is ten times one hundred thousand, plus two times seventy, and three times three. If you do not believe me, you climb up the three and count them one by one.