Incense - White Mayan Copal

Description

I will be bringing 8 kilos to New York City on the *2th of February. After that, larger quantities will be available FOB from Guatemala. Copal is still used by a number ofindigenous peoples of Mexico and Central America as an incense and during sweat lodge ceremonies.[9] It is available in different forms. The hard, amber-like yellow copal is a less expensive version. The white copal, a hard, milky, sticky substance, is a more expensive version of the same resin.

Copal was also grown in East Africa (the common species there being Hymenaea verrucosa), initially feeding an Indian Ocean demand for incense. By the *8th Century, Europeans found it to be a valuable ingredient in making a good wood varnish. It became widely used in the manufacture of furniture and carriages. It was also sometimes used as a picture varnish.[*0] By the late *9th and early *0th century varnish manufacturers in England and America were using it on train carriages, greatly swelling its demand.