Mexico
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The Gulf of Mexico was known as Chalchiuhcueyecatl or ‘Waters of Chalchiuhtlicue’.
‘Jade Her Skirt,’ goddess of the sea, rivers, lakes, and springs. Associated with the day Serpent and trecena 1 Reed. She is 3rd of the 13 Lords of the Day and 6th of the nine Lords of the Night. The Gulf of Mexico was known as Chalchiuhcueyecatl or ‘Waters of Chalchiuhtlicue’.