Copal

ByGwyn Fisher

According to our guide at the Guachimontones, these berries/nuts/things are used to make copal, a traditional incense used in Mexican rituals like the Day of the Dead por ejemplo. Although something may have been lost in the translation… Pretty though aren’t they.

3 Comments

  2. really beautiful- especially the shades of light, but are they as delicious as hazelnuts? Are they as big as limes? What does the inside look like?
    Mum xxx

  3. I think they’re poisonous, mum… but they’re the same size as hazelnuts. They’d a thin green layer on the outside and a hard nutty centre…

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