{"product_id":"9780874779707","title":"Secrets of the Talking Jaguar","description":"Twenty-five years ago, a young musician and painter named \u003cb\u003eMartin Prechtel\u003c\/b\u003e wandered through the brilliant landscapes of Mexico and Guatemala. Arriving at Santiago Atitlan, a Tzutujil Mayan village on the breathtaking shores of Lake Atitlan, \u003cb\u003ePrechtel\u003c\/b\u003e met Nicolas Chiviliu Tacaxoy--perhaps the most famous shaman in Tzutujil history--who believed \u003cb\u003ePrechtel\u003c\/b\u003e was the new student he had asked the gods to provide. For the next thirteen years, \u003cb\u003ePrechtel\u003c\/b\u003e studied the ancient Tzutujil culture and became a village chief and a famous shaman in his own right.In \u003cb\u003eSecrets of the Talking Jaguar\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ePrechtel\u003c\/b\u003e brings to vivid life the sights, sounds, scents, and colors of Santiago Atitlan: its magical personalities, its beauty, its material poverty and spiritual richness, its eight-hundred-year-old rituals juxtaposed with quintessential small-town gossip. The story of his education is a tale filled with enchantment, danger, passion, and hope.","brand":"Martín Prechtel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":45894814826708,"sku":"9780874779707","price":18.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_3391a048-2403-4aba-8874-806ec3a8fd03.jpg?v=1732414328","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9780874779707","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}