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isPermaLink="false">https://artofpedrorafaelmena.substack.com/p/introductions</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Art of Pedro Rafael Mena]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 15:26:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!P1f-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbb88ad65-c061-4e72-b96a-3d67a6a45089_1920x908.webp" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m a Mexican archaeologist and illustrator that specializes in the precolonial Americas, with particular emphasis in Mesoamerica, the region that now comprises Mexico and most of Central America.</p><p>Here I will be posting my work, be it illustrations (both for show and sale), all the research attached to them, as well as articles and musings on the subject matter and others like it.</p><p>I&#8217;ll soon be posting some material, including research on the material depicted below, so I hope you stick around 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