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ing the period of Mexican influence. In addition to 

 Chichen Itza examples have been found at Cempoalan, 

 the historic Totonacan capital near Vera Cruz, at 



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Fig. 64. Simple Crocodile Figures in Red Lines on Dishes from 

 Mercedes, Costa Rica. 



Fig. 65. Panels containing Crocodiles painted in White Lines on 

 Large Tripod Bowls from Mercedes, Costa Rica. 



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Fig. 66. Simplified Crocodile Heads in the Yellow Line Ware of 

 Mercedes, Costa Rica. 



Tezcoco, in the Valley of Mexico, at Jhuatzio in the 

 Tarascan region, as well as at Ahuachapan far to the 

 southeast in Salvador. All of these occurrences indicate 

 a late Toltecan horizon for its distribution. 



