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Photo by The Library of Congress On December 17 the named 25 films of “Cultural, historic, or aesthetic significance” to America’s cinematic heritage for preservation for future generations. Considered the first Chicano feature, the film was recovered by CSRC director Chon A. Noriega in the late 1990s and then restored and preserved by the CSRC […]
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Photo by dMap Travel Guide Mexico is a wonderful place for the lovers of culture, traditions and customs, and in your vacation to Cancun you will get to know a little bit more about the Mayan Culture: their art, dance and architecture. The Mayan civilization spread from the southern Mexican states down to the northern […]
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Photo by Xuan Che With them sacrificing humans, the Aztecs seemed barbaric and uncivilized; however history should say that the Aztecs had a very creative and organized empire. The Aztecs had high demands for its people, were highly religious, and were very organized and creative. The Aztecs had high demands of their people and, more […]
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Photo by Xuan Che Historians say the richest cache of gold is hidden in southern Utah and that it’s buried deep within its caverns. The Aztecs killed each other on the spot so that their spirits could protect the gold. “People have died. We had a well driller that died,” Child said. In 1998, Child’s […]
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Photo by ohhenry415 My husband, Paul, and I sat near the bow of the skiff, soaking in the sun and the view as we zipped across Lake Atitlán, in Guatemala’s highlands. The Maya managed to preserve some of their culture, particularly in Guatemala’s western highlands, which extend from the colonial capital of Antigua Guatemala to […]
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Photo by Comefilm During the dry part of the year, Mexcaltitán looks like any other island off the coast of Mexico, save for its unusual shape. Mexcaltitán is known as ‘Mexican Venice’, and some believe that it was the original Aztlan, birthplace of the Aztecs. Located about 25 miles from Santiago Ixcuilntla in the Mexican […]
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Photo by Xuan Che In May 2013 an “Exceptional” decision by MPs authorised the experts to analyse the materials used in the Codex in an attempt to date it. Some of these documents – such as the Florentine Codex begun in 1547 under the supervision of the Franciscan missionary Bernardino de Sahagún – were designed […]
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Photo by Xuan Che In The Rise of the Aztecs Part II, they had made it to their swampy little island, relatively safe under the stern gaze of the Mexican Valley’s masters, the Tepanecs. Not allowed to campaign on their own, they still thrived, fighting under the Tepanec leadership, relatively safe upon their muddy island. […]
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Photo by TausP. We traveled to Tikal on a day tour from Belize and had already visited some of Belize’s Mayan ruins. To the east is Tikal Temple I, the Temple of the Great Jaguar, which was built for the king and completed by his son. To the west is Tikal Temple II, which was […]
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Photo by joiseyshowaa Considered the most beautiful of the Mayan ruins, Tulum is imprinted on a visitor’s mind as no other city from Mexico’s Indigenous past. Tulum, like the Mayan city ruins of Cobá, El-Bekem and Chichén Itzá has been, to some extent, excavated and made accessible to tourists. Known once as Zamá, for the […]
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