Castilla elastica 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 gathered from "Castilla elastica" was converted into usable rubber by mixing the latex with the juice of the morning glory species "Ipomoea alba" which, conveniently, is typically found in the wild as a vine climbing "Castilla elastica". The rubber produced by this method found several uses, including most notably, the manufacture of balls for the Mesoamerican ballgame "ōllamaliztli". The Aztec
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