Ra Savi is the deity of the Ñuu Saavi Mixtec community, which translates as "the origin of the universe" from the town of San Andrés Huaxpaltepec, Oaxaca. The drought in the region forces the inhabitants year after year, guided by the ...See moreRa Savi is the deity of the Ñuu Saavi Mixtec community, which translates as "the origin of the universe" from the town of San Andrés Huaxpaltepec, Oaxaca. The drought in the region forces the inhabitants year after year, guided by the Tatamandones, the old sages of the community, to make a pilgrimage to the cave of the Yucu Titti hill or the iguana hill, to carry out the ritual of the petition for the rain. Written by
Fernando Delgado
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