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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 »
(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 »
Diagon Alley at Universal Orlando (Photo credit: insidethemagic) Tuesday marked the opening of the new Harry Potter attraction at Universal Orlando, and crowds of eager fans vied for the chance to experience the theme park’s new Diagon Alley « 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) Fans have been abuzz with the new Diagon Alley in Orlando’s Wizarding World of Harry Potter, and now the public is getting its first look. The first visitors will be hotel guests who purchased the Diagon Alley vacation « 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 »