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Photo bygripso_banana_pruneThe Aztec people had a very rigid and well-defined society. As the Aztec empire grew, these calpulli tribes gradually became political divisions within Tenochtitlan. Within each calpulli, the Aztec people chose four chief « Continue »
Photo byground.zeroThe Mexican government is releasing state-held secrets about the end of the Mayan calendar to the makers of a documentary, “Revelations of the Mayans 2012 and Beyond,” TheWrap has learned. The information – « Continue »
Photo byCornell University LibraryMexico City is paradise for history buffs but regardless of your age or interests, the one place you must visit while there is the National Museum of Anthropology. It’s the most visited museum in the entire « Continue »
Photo byKen LundThe La Quinta City Council approved the long awaited development agreement for the SilverRock public golf course property on Tuesday. “The City is looking forward to working closely with the developer toward a successful venture « Continue »
Photo bywplynnThe Aztec death whistle, sometimes described as “The scream of thousand corpses” is a frightening sound indeed. The skull-shaped whistles, discovered only 20 years ago by archaeologists, were dismissed as toys or burial « Continue »
Photo bymild_swearwordsCoachella officials on Thursday will discuss plans for a Hollywood-styele theme park along Interstate 10. Coachella officials are looking to break into the tourism industry with the development of a Hollywood-style theme park « Continue »
Aztlán is the legendary ancestral home of the Nahua peoples, one of the main cultural groups in Mesoamerica and, by extension, is the mythical homeland of the Aztec peoples. Legend describes it as Paradise, similar to the Garden of Eden of « Continue »
Photo by archer10 (Dennis) Belize’s Great Blue Hole, a large submarine sinkhole touted as one of the world’s best snorkeling and scuba diving locations by the late undersea explorer Jacques Cousteau, may hold the defining evidence that a « Continue »
Photo by descubriendoelmundo Choosing to take a road trip through Guatemala will give you the unique opportunity to see Guatemala thrive up close. Don’t pass up the opportunity to stop at a roadside restaurant and sample some local dishes! « Continue »
Photo by * CliNKer * Mexico City’s main square, called El Zocalo, was built over the Aztec’s empire former capital- Tenochitlan- which itself was built on an island in the middle of a large lake where the city’s main temple, the « Continue »