Photo byIlhuicamina The demise of Mexico’s enigmatic pre-Hispanic city of Teotihuacan stemmed from a conflict among the civilisation’s elite classes, with buildings set ablaze in the clash, according to a study. The famed pyramids of the Sun and Moon are among the majestic structures that remain at the tourist site near Mexico City, centuries after […]
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For years now, I have read dozens of articles speculating where when and what a fifth theme park might be at Walt Disney World. Throughout 2014, most links I clicked on speculated that we might be seeing a Star Wars theme park, due to several comments CEO Bob Iger has made about seeing an increased […]
ContinueStudy underscores complexity of geopolitics in the age of the Aztec empire
Photo byarcher10 (Dennis) REPOSTING The researchers focused on an independent republic called Tlaxcallan in what is now central Mexico, about 75 miles east of modern Mexico City. Tlaxcallan supported Corts and played a critical role in the Spanish Conquest of Mexico in the 16th century. The new research focuses on where the people of Tlaxcallan […]
ContinueGodfather Trilogy – An Evening with Gray Frederickson
The Godfather Trilogy turns 25 this year. Join us with Academy Award winning Producer Gray Frederickson and friends as we celebrate this special anniversary at Fantasy Springs Event Center on June 13. Frederickson was involved in all three Godfather movies along with his good friend Francis Ford Coppola. Frederickson won the Academy Award for Godfather […]
ContinueState Legislator Wants Mexican-American Studies Books Out Of Public Schools
The most successful book written by professor Rodolfo Acuña, “Occupied America” represents all that Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne opposed in the Mexican-American Studies program when he launched the attack against it. In a 2012 interview, Arizona Superintendent of Education John Huppenthal explained why he viewed the book as problematic: The title of Paulo Freire’s […]
ContinueMexican Theme Park And Movie Studio Proposed Near Palm Springs California
It seems there has been another theme park trying to get approval in the United States, and it’s not the certain-to-be-doomed DreamVision parks in either Texas or Alabama this time. Aztlan is a proposed theme park, resort, concert venue and dining/shopping district looking to set up shop near Palm Springs, California. Overall, this park will […]
ContinueWalk 1,000-Year-Old Paths Through a City of Mayan Ruins in Coba, Mexico
Photo byjohnpaulsimpson Archaeologists believe that Coba contains thousands of structures, but only a few are accessible. You can pass ancient ball courts, temples, and other Mayan ruins while walking down roads that have existed for at least 1,000 years. Climb Coba’s massive stone pyramid, Nohoch Mul for a panoramic view of the forest surrounding the […]
ContinueWhat did Aztec children wear?
Its drawings of Aztec/Mexica children at different ages tell us much about their clothing – also about how little these changed as kids grew up. You can tell the children are getting older thanks to the blue dots representing their ages. It’s interesting to see at the same time the increasing rations given to children […]
ContinueThe Mexican Government Reveals Mayan Documents Proving Extraterrestrial Contact | Earth. We are one.
Photo byInternet Archive Book Images The reality of extraterrestrial contact with human civilization is becoming more clear by the month as streams of information about the extraterrestrial presence and past influence hits. One big story involves the Mexican government who has released documents and images of objects found on the site of Calakmul, Mexico which […]
ContinueMayan Death Robots Features Mayhem, Madness, and Magic
Photo byground.zero Mayan Death Robots is just as awesome as its title suggests. Featuring, well, Mayans and death robots, the turn-based artillery game definitely will capture your attention. Mayan Death Robots is a unique take on games like Worms or Scorched Earth, as it has players pick their actions simultaneously. Each player takes on the […]
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