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Cave of the Sardine
In this grotto Grotto a stream of sulphurous waters runs.
Every year, the ' Domingo of Ramos', takes place the prehispanic ritual of origin called Zoque: the Ritual of the Fishing of the Blind Sardine: tradition that believes a connection of religiosity between the individual and the nature, allowing the interaction with the ancestors to value the environment in the Cave of the Sardine, the citizens also participate in this ritual and he/she is carried out an intense recovery work and conservation.

The patriarch, the priestess and the town in general carry out the offer to the four cardinal points to begin the procession of the lined one of the barbasco. In the entrance of the cave of the sardine, it will begin the ritual: the old men request permission in language zoque and they offer offerings (flowers, candles, incensario); the town enters to deposit the barbasco and later to begin the fishing with the prepared baskets for that end. Once finished the fishing, the assistants thank for the food in the outskirts of the cave saying goodbye to the sacred place and retiring the procession.

Another picture of the interior of this cave in:
http://www.treklens.com/gallery/North_America/Mexico/photo5171.htm

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