Maximón

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Maximón (also known as San Simón) is a widely known folk saint from the highlands of Guatemala. A highly ambivalent figure with connections to the pre-Hispanic mountain spirits as well as Judas Iscariot, Maximón figures prominently in the modern pantheon of southern Mesoamerica. He is primarily consulted by costumbristas on matters of money, healing and safety on the road, but he is also called on for many other purposes and his images continue to draw tourists in towns scattered throughout the Guatemalan highlands.