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Mysteries of the Fifth Sun: the Aztec Calendar Dale Hoyt Palfrey

Tenochtitlán, the great island city, capital of the Mexica empire, lies cloaked in darkness. An eerie silence pervades the va... read more

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Aztec Hamlet: the tragedy of Moctezuma 2 Jim Tuck

In history, there are innumerable cases of dynasties toppling because of the weakness of incumbents. The incompetence of do-no... read more

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Star Snake - stories for a culture of peace Reviewed by Kim Metzger

"Star Snake" is a short story about a young Aztec warrior and a short history of the rise of the Aztec Empire. It was written ... read more

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Guided tour at the La Paz Museum Wendy Devlin

During our Mexican travels, it was often said to us by veteran travelers to Mexico that one travels to the Baja for the "beach... read more

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Early pictorial and written sources of Aztec history Ronald A. Barnett

The pre-Hispanic history of Mexico is contained in the numerous pictorial codices or painted hieroglyphic books produced by th... read more

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Aztec symbolism: part two Ronald A. Barnett

The Internet is an invaluable source of information but it can also be a source of misinformation and great confusion. Recentl... read more

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Reinventing the Aztecs, part one Ronald A. Barnett

Perhaps no people on earth have been so maligned on the one hand and so highly praised on the other as the ancient Aztecs of M... read more

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Reinventing the Aztecs - part two Mexican history Ronald A. Barnett

In Part One we looked at a new interpretation of ancient Aztec literature, which, if correct, calls into question, perhaps eve... read more

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Primary sources Ronald A. Barnett

The Maya, Aztecs, and other peoples of ancient Mexico had a very strong sense of their own history, which they went to great l... read more

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Reinventing the Aztecs - part three Mexican history Ronald A. Barnett

In previous articles we looked at some Aztec lyric poems contained in the Cantares Mexicanos and other manuscript collections.... read more

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The Aztecs speak - part 4 Shep Lenchek

The Spanish returned. With Cuitlahuac, the brother of Moctezuma who had advised against welcoming the Conquistadors, now elect... read more

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The Aztecs speak - part 3 Shep Lenchek

Quetzalcoatl was coming. Moctezuma had already sent wizards, magicians and seers, to cast spells that would destroy or at leas... read more

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Part 2 - the Aztecs speak Shep Lenchek

Perhaps the most startling thing revealed by the Aztec account of the Conquest of Mexico, is that unknowingly, the Conquistado... read more

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The Aztecs speak - an Aztec account of the Conquest of Mexico Shep Lenchek

An Aztec account of the Conquest of Mexico? Preposterous. It is common knowledge that those manuscripts that escaped destructi... read more

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Aztec by Gary Jennings Reviewed by Allan Cogan

I found this novel to be a total winner. In fact, it just kept on getting better and better and I can’t recommend it highly ... read more

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Aztec Autumn Reviewed by Allan Cogan

Readers of these reviews may remember that I was a big fan of Jenning’s previous work, Aztec. I gave it my highest accolade ... read more

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Mexico by James Michener Reviewed by Allan Cogan

The good thing about "Mexico" is that Michener has done enormous research in order to write it.... read more

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Malinalco: A fount of Mexico's history Rhonda Tranks

As you drive the winding road into town, you catch glimpses of it perched like an eagle's aerie on a ridge of the mountains th... read more

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Did you know? Mexico is home to more than fifty hummingbird species Tony Burton

Who hasn’t been amazed by the acrobatic antics of hummingbirds? What stunt flyers! They are able to fly not only forwards, b... read more

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Did You Know? The oldest ballgame in the Americas Tony Burton

Baseball is not the oldest ballgame in the Americas Forget modern "traditions" like the World Series! Forget soccer, tennis an... read more

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Did you know? Mexico's Domesday Book Tony Burton

Mexico's equivalent of the Domesday book was compiled in the sixteenth century. History shows that conquerors often have very ... read more

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Aztec Calendar Dale Hoyt Palfrey

Mexica/Aztec Calendar Systems The Civil Calendar The solar year was the basis for the civil calendar by which the Mexicas (Azt... read more

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Arteplumaria - the Mexican art of feather painting Teresa Kendrick

Did you know that one of the highest, most elegant and sumptuous arts of pre-Conquest Mexico was arteplumaria, the art of feat... read more

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The Peoples of Mexico Index Page

Mexico is a country of colour, diversity, grand differences in geography, climate and perspective. The same is true of her peo... read more

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The Post Classic Period ( 900 - 1521 ) Part 2: The Aztecs Dale Hoyt Palfrey

By the 13th century the entire region, then called the Valley of Anahuac, was occupied by assorted rival city-states. Among th... read more

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