Photo byglasseyes viewPrior to the coming of Christianity to Mesoamerica, its peoples also had their own creation myths, the most significant that we know of today being the Popol Vuh. The Popol Vuh is the corpus of mythological and historical « Continue »
Pre-Maya hunters and farmers may have collaborated in building temples
Photo byguillenperezThe prevailing theory among archaeologists holds that prehistoric people settled down as they began to grow crops and manage livestock and then built progressively more advanced civilizations with permanent homes and large « Continue »
Mexico President Enrique Pena Nieto Applauds Grupo Vidanta for $1.3 Billion Investment in New Tourism Offerings for Mexico
The site of JOYA by Cirque du Soleil – launched late last year by Grupo Vidanta and already one of Mexico’s fastest growing tourist attractions – served as the backdrop for Mexico’s government leaders to share their vision for « Continue »
The Difference Between The Aztec, Maya, Inca, And Olmec
The Olmec, Mayan, Incan, and Aztec civilizations are some of the greatest ancient civilizations in history, and yet we know very little about them compared to other parts of the world. Their exact relationship with the Olmecs remains unclear. So the « Continue »
Names for plumed creatures, mythical and real
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 »