Quetzalcoatl is a Mesoamerican deity whose name comes from the Nahuatl language and means “Feathered serpent”. The worship of a feathered serpent is first known documented in Teotihuacan in the first century BCE or first century CE. « Continue »
Walk 1,000-Year-Old Paths Through a City of Mayan Ruins in Coba, Mexico
Photo byChristian Frausto BernalArchaeologists 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 « Continue »
Archaeologists discover mysterious Mayan citadel with structure unlike any other
Photo byArian ZwegersArchaeologists have been exploring the ancient Mayan city of El Pilar in Belize for years, but only recently did they discover an unusual addition to the city: a citadel with a structure unlike that of other Mayan sites. The « Continue »
Elites’ clash led to Teotihuacan collapse
Photo byIlhuicaminaThe 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 « Continue »
Study underscores complexity of geopolitics in the age of the Aztec empire
Photo byarcher10 (Dennis) REPOSTINGThe 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 « Continue »
State 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 « Continue »
Mexican 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 « Continue »
Walk 1,000-Year-Old Paths Through a City of Mayan Ruins in Coba, Mexico
Photo byjohnpaulsimpsonArchaeologists 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 « Continue »
What 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 « Continue »
The Mexican Government Reveals Mayan Documents Proving Extraterrestrial Contact | Earth. We are one.
Photo byInternet Archive Book ImagesThe 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 « Continue »