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Main temple in Xunantunich, a Maya site in Belize (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Many people view Mayan culture as being restricted to Mexico, but in centuries past Mayan cities were spread throughout what is now Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, « Continue »
Close up of a prickly pear cactus with Pyramid of the Sun in the background in Teotihuacán. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) If you live in the Southwestern U.S. or Latin America, chances are you’re already very familiar with the prickly pear cactus. « Continue »
Lithograph of Stela at Copan, Published in 1844 by Frederick Catherwood in Views of Ancient Monuments in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan . : Note: This drawing depicts Stela H. It is of Waxaklahun-Ubah-K’awil in the role of the Maize God. « Continue »
Chicomoztoc, the place of the seven caves. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Aztlán is the legendary land from which the Mexica, or Aztec people, believed they had migrated. The name “Aztlán” means “the place of whiteness” or “the place of the heron.” « Continue »
Headdress of Quetzal Feathers An Aztec headdress has been across the Atlantic in Austria for nearly half a millennia – and it won’t be coming home anytime soon. The headdress, which experts believe was a gift from Aztec Emperor Moctezuma to « Continue »
The Aztecs had an amazingly advanced society, and their culture still fascinates us today. Whether you’re a student, a tourist, or simply curious, here are a few essential facts about the Aztec people. Detail of first page from the Boturini « Continue »
Nearly five hundred years ago, Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés arrived in Tenochtitlan. Emperor Moctezuma II received the Spaniards warmly with gifts of jewels and fine clothes, perhaps because he believed that the armored Spaniards marked the « Continue »
Location of Mayan speaking populations (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The documentary “Granito: How to Nail a Dictator” tells the story of the years of struggle to bring ex-dictator of Guatemala, Rios Montt, to justice. Montt is « Continue »
(Photo credit: The British Library) The Getty Research Institute announced last week the acquisition of an album comprising 45 photographs of Mayan sites and one photograph of the iconic Aztec calendar stone. These rare photographs were taken in « Continue »
Olaf at the Frozen Royal Reception (Photo credit: Castles, Capes & Clones) Disney’s “Frozen” took the box offices by storm and quickly became the highest-grossing animated film in history. Now, Disney is capitalizing on that success by adding « Continue »