Don Hernán displays his harvest of corn and squash from the family <a href='#' class='glossary-tip' title="An ancient system of sustainable agriculture used throughout Mesoamerica that produces maize, beans, and squash, sometimes complemented with chiles.">milpa</a>. The ears of corn rest on an altar where he places offerings of <a href='#' class='glossary-tip' title="An offering of corn that is used during Maya ceremonies to petition for rain in the Yucatán peninsula.">Sac Ha'</a>. The offering is for the "<a href='#' class='glossary-tip' title="Spirit of the Earth, the Mesoamerican belief that all things have spirit, including the Earth.">owners of the milpa</a>," called "<a href='#' class='glossary-tip' title="Aluxo’ob (plural of Alux) is the name given to mythical “goblins” or spirits in the Maya tradition of the Yucatán Peninsula. They are small forest dwellers who guard the corn fields.">aluxo'ob</a>" in Mayan.&nbsp;<span class='italic'>Photo Credit:&nbsp;José Huchim Herrera</span>