Castilla elastica (Nahuatl) word for rubber was "ulli / olli", from which their word for the ballgame derived), and also their name for the ancient people they associated with the origin of the ballgame, the Olmecs ("olmeca": "rubber people"). The Nahuatl word for the tree of "Castilla elastica" is olicuáhuitl; in Spanish it is known as palo de hule. Caucho, castilloa rubber. Castilla elastica Castilla elastica, the Panama rubber tree, is a tree native to the tropical areas of Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. It was the principal source of latex among the Mesoamerican peoples in pre-Columbian times. The latex
Elastica (album) the "50 Best Alternative Albums of the 90s". In 2017, "Pitchfork" listed the album at number six in its list "The 50 Best Britpop Albums". Elastica (album) Elastica is the debut studio album by English alternative rock band Elastica. It was released on 14 March 1995 through Deceptive Records. The album was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize. The album was well-received critically. In their retrospective review, AllMusic praised the album, writing "what makes "Elastica" such an intoxicating record is not only the way the 16 songs speed by in 40 minutes, but that they're nearly all classics" and that