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(Photo credit: Sam Antonio Photography) In the United States, we tend to think that most Central Americans primarily speak Spanish, but many still speak Mayan languages. Among the tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors who have come from « Continue »
Cacao Pods (Theobroma cacao) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The sweet, unique taste of chocolate is loved around the world. Even people in ancient times found it incredibly alluring. Chocolate was first discovered and eaten by the Olmecs around « Continue »
Detail of first page from the Boturini Codex, depicting the departure from Aztlán. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) A lot of people still picture the Aztecs as a warlike, barbaric race. But in case you didn’t know, the ancient Aztecs had an incredibly « Continue »
Ruins of Palenque (Photo credit: Wikipedia) For archeology and history enthusiasts, the ancient Mayan city located in what is now Palenque, Mexico has undeniable appeal. In the early 1950′s, Mexican archaeologist Alberto Ruz Lhuillier « Continue »
(Photo credit: Wikipedia) On Monday, June 23, the Mayan People’s Council, also known as the CPO, declared a national strike in support of the Mayan people of Guatemala. Local indigenous people took to the streets in 29 different locations across « Continue »
Calakmul (Photo credit: Sergey Yeliseev) The Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul in Mexico’s Campeche state have been named “mixed natural and cultural” World Heritage Sites by UNESCO, according to the National « Continue »
English: One of the , prehistoric s in the , near Blythe, California. Español: Figura oeste de Blythe Intaglios, zona arqueológica de California (Estados Unidos) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) In the desert of the Palo Verde Valley near Blythe, « Continue »
Mayan Idol (Photo credit: ground.zero) Archaeologists have uncovered a Maya council house at the site of Nixtun-Ch’ich’ in Guatemala dated to 1300 CE. The council house has altars, incense burners and animal figurines. The house, with two « Continue »
A team of archaeologists from theNational Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have finally confirmed that the forest of Quintana Roo does in fact hide an ancient Maya urban center. The area, which locals call “Noh Kah,” or “Big City,” « Continue »
When Mexico City began excavations for a new extension of its subway system, no one knew that they would uncover nearly 100 Aztec burials. Included in the find was a tzompantli, or display rack meant to showcase the severed heads of enemy warriors « Continue »