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Mesoamerican cultures use copal, a sacred incense, for key occasions and ceremonies.
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Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 1 Nov. 2024
Find copal in resin rocks or in incense form at most Mexican health markets also known as herbolarias such as Herbs of Mexico at 3903 Whittier Blvd.
—Paola Briseño-Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Set in a form of fossil resin called copal, the specimen represents a new species named Myrmarachne colombiana, and is the first ant-mimicking spider from Colombia, whether fossilized or non-fossilized.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
In front of a wall of Catholic icons in gold frames, the smoke of copal, the Mesoamerican incense, cut swirls through shafts of sunlight.
—Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2024
Heirloom jade objects, bundles of copal (incense made from pine resin) and gold discs portraying battle scenes were just some of the objects tossed into the cenote, perhaps as offerings to the Maya rain god Chaac.
—Rob Goyanes, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2023
With the aroma of copal (the iconic pre-Columbian incense of choice in Tulum) permeating the space, the restaurant is warm and inviting.
—Jamie Ditaranto, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2023
As the air filled with the smell of burning sage and copal, dozens of people joined in the non-profit restorative justice center’s community vigil for the victims of police brutality, organized one day after a jury found former police officer Derick Chauvin guilty of murder.
—Lauren Hernández, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Apr. 2021
Juan Gonzalez burned copal, a ceremonial incense, during the march through historic Plymouth.
—Camilo Fonseca, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Nov. 2022
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Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 1 Nov. 2024
Find copal in resin rocks or in incense form at most Mexican health markets also known as herbolarias such as Herbs of Mexico at 3903 Whittier Blvd.
—Paola Briseño-Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Set in a form of fossil resin called copal, the specimen represents a new species named Myrmarachne colombiana, and is the first ant-mimicking spider from Colombia, whether fossilized or non-fossilized.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
In front of a wall of Catholic icons in gold frames, the smoke of copal, the Mesoamerican incense, cut swirls through shafts of sunlight.
—Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2024
Heirloom jade objects, bundles of copal (incense made from pine resin) and gold discs portraying battle scenes were just some of the objects tossed into the cenote, perhaps as offerings to the Maya rain god Chaac.
—Rob Goyanes, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2023
With the aroma of copal (the iconic pre-Columbian incense of choice in Tulum) permeating the space, the restaurant is warm and inviting.
—Jamie Ditaranto, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2023
As the air filled with the smell of burning sage and copal, dozens of people joined in the non-profit restorative justice center’s community vigil for the victims of police brutality, organized one day after a jury found former police officer Derick Chauvin guilty of murder.
—Lauren Hernández, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Apr. 2021
Juan Gonzalez burned copal, a ceremonial incense, during the march through historic Plymouth.
—Camilo Fonseca, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Nov. 2022
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“Copal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/copal. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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