"The Little Cave" is a pedimento located in the Zapotec community of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca. Faithful leave offerings at three sacred caves hoping to have their desires for the New Year fulfilled.

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Visitors leave offerings at La Cuevita in Teotitlan de Valle on New Year's Day.

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Zapotec women from San Miguel del Valle visit La Cuevita near Teotitlan del Valle on New Year's Day

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Up on the hillsides above la cuevita, people use stones and rocks to build models of things they hope to obtain in the coming year.

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New Year's Day in Teotitlan del Valle when people visit La Cuevita to request blessings in the new year

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