Photo by dMap Travel Guide Mexico is a wonderful place for the lovers of culture, traditions and customs, and in your vacation to Cancun you will get to know a little bit more about the Mayan Culture: their art, dance and architecture. The Mayan « Continue »
What Should History Say About the Aztecs? – Essay by Vonkei
Photo by Xuan Che With them sacrificing humans, the Aztecs seemed barbaric and uncivilized; however history should say that the Aztecs had a very creative and organized empire. The Aztecs had high demands for its people, were highly religious, and « Continue »
A Passport to Guatemala’s Mayan Past
Photo by ohhenry415 My husband, Paul, and I sat near the bow of the skiff, soaking in the sun and the view as we zipped across Lake Atitlán, in Guatemala’s highlands. The Maya managed to preserve some of their culture, particularly in « Continue »
Mexican Venice: The Man-Made Island City of Mexcaltitán
Photo by Comefilm During the dry part of the year, Mexcaltitán looks like any other island off the coast of Mexico, save for its unusual shape. Mexcaltitán is known as ‘Mexican Venice’, and some believe that it was the original Aztlan, birthplace « Continue »
Aztec manuscript under the microscope
Photo by Xuan Che In May 2013 an “Exceptional” decision by MPs authorised the experts to analyse the materials used in the Codex in an attempt to date it. Some of these documents – such as the Florentine Codex begun in 1547 under « Continue »
The Rise of the Aztecs Part III, Tenochtitlan, The Aztec Capital
Photo by Xuan Che In The Rise of the Aztecs Part II, they had made it to their swampy little island, relatively safe under the stern gaze of the Mexican Valley’s masters, the Tepanecs. Not allowed to campaign on their own, they still thrived, « Continue »
Tikal Guatemala: A Long Time Ago, in a Mayan Civilization Far, Far Away
Photo by TausP. We traveled to Tikal on a day tour from Belize and had already visited some of Belize’s Mayan ruins. To the east is Tikal Temple I, the Temple of the Great Jaguar, which was built for the king and completed by his son. To the « Continue »
Tulum: The Most Beautiful City of The Mayan World
Photo by joiseyshowaa Considered the most beautiful of the Mayan ruins, Tulum is imprinted on a visitor’s mind as no other city from Mexico’s Indigenous past. Tulum, like the Mayan city ruins of Cobá, El-Bekem and Chichén « Continue »
Aztec Childhood and Family
Photo by Internet Archive Book Images To understand how children fit into the Aztec culture, and how they were honored, we should go right back to the beginning even before the children were born. The evidence points that Aztec parents loved « Continue »
Aztlán Development MOU with Chinese Investment Group
Aztlán Development has announced that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Chinese Group, Hollywood Culture Development to develop an Aztec styled theme park in Coachella, California, 20 minutes east of Palm Springs. The « Continue »