Located 20 km southeast from Santa Luc�a Cotzumalguapa in Escuintla, Monte Alto was occupied as early as 1800 BC, but has a fairly light presence less than either El B�lsamo or Los Cerritos Sur located about 10 km west and east of Monte Alto respectively.
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The body is now preserved in a marble and bronze mausoleum, also acting as her sanctuary in the city of Monte Alto, S�o Paulo State, Brazil, which attracts many of her faithful devotees who come daily to ask for requests or thank her for her blessings and graces.
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Of the collection of " potbellies " sculptures from Monte Alto on display in the town park of La Democracia, Guatemala and in front of its local museum, Museo Regional de Arqueolog�a de la Democracia, four of the heads and three of the bodies were found to have magnetic properties.
