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 Maya Governor figure One thousand seven hundred years ago, on a small limestone island near the coast of the current Mexican state of Campeche; the Maya built a ceremonial center called Hanal (house of water). The name of this island probably comes from the Yucatan Maya phrase “hail na”, or “watery house”. It . . . → Read More: Maya Island of the Dead  For the Tarahumara of the Sierra Madre, the worst possible offence is to fail to live a contented life. No matter what situation he finds himself in. . . . → Read More: Tarahumara Life Code  Quetzalcoatl (Q) is a mysterious ancient god who took the appearance of a serpent like figure, whose body was covered with the emerald feathers of the sacred quetzal bird. In the Maya language, he was known as Kukulcan. But Q has even more distant origins than the Aztecs or Maya or even the Toltecs. Q probably dates back to the earliest of all Mesoamerican civilizations. . . . → Read More: Origins of the Mysterious God Q  Comments are closed  Aztec, Maya, Mesoamerica, Teotihuacan, Uncategorized  Aztec Gods, Aztec Religion, Learning the Future, Maya Mysteries, Maya Religion, Plumed Aztec Serpent, Quetzalcoatl  A mysterious 1,500-year-old Maya stone box that had been looted from an archaeological dig has resurfaced safe and sound. . . . → Read More: Mysterious Missing Maya Artifact has been recovered  The Mixtec are indigenous Mesoamerican peoples inhabiting the modern day Mexican states of Oaxaca, Guerrero and Puebla in a region known as La Mixteca. . . . → Read More: The Ancient Mixtec  It was this obsession with gold that pushed the conquistadores to attempt the unthinkable, defeat the mighty Aztec armies. Although unthinkable, the allure of gold was so strong that death seemed an acceptable risk. And, when the Aztecs were finally defeated, crushed by Cortez and his supporters, when the untold treasures of the entire empire were finally within hand, Cortez found…. nothing. . . . → Read More: Legend of Lost Aztec Treasure  Aztec legend narrates that the God Huitzilopochtli commanded the people of Aztlan, the yet undiscovered “Place of the Herons” to begin a pilgrimage south. He would give them a sign that would point the exact location where they should build their new capital. . . . → Read More: Legend of Aztec Origins  An ancient clay bowl from an excavation in Mexico may provide new clues to the long sought formula for making the color Maya Blue. . . . → Read More: Mysteries of “Sacrificial” Maya Blue Pigment Solved?  It is now believed that NASA satellite photographs may have finally discovered the location of the mysterious Maya Site Q. . . . → Read More: The Mysterious Maya Site Q may have been Located  Of particular importance to the Aztecs was Huitzilopochtli. In the current fifth world, he was the reigning god of war, and protector (and possibly an incarnation) of the sun. Huitzilopochtli chose the Aztecs as his own people and under his guidance they conquered the entire known world. . . . → Read More: The Aztec God of War and Protector of the Sun |
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