Pox (drink)

Pox (pronounced 'Poshe') is a liquor commonly used for ceremonial purposes among the Mayans of Mexico and Central America.^[1] It is made of corn, sugar cane and wheat.^[2] Besides its religious significance it is also a somewhat popular alcoholic drink in the Chiapas region of southern Mexico.^[3] The word "pox" in Tzotzil means "medicine, cane liquor, cure."^[4] Pox was commonly used in religious ceremonies and festivals in San Juan Chamula, Chiapas, but increasingly soda has been substituted for it.