Mesoamerican origins -- Maya agriculture -- Maya society -- Maya religion -- A Mayan temple -- Maya calendar and writing system -- Daily life aamong the Mayas -- Rise of the Aztecs -- Daily life in an ...

For the cook with an interest in history, a new book by Beverly Cox and Martin Jacobs reveals the kind of fascinating details that would attract any student of the past. Spirit of the Earth: Native ...

Long before their empires disappeared, the Maya, Aztec, and Inca built entire civilizations around powerful gods, cosmic ...

The Pan American Flame has left the ruins of one ancient civilization for another, flying directly to Cusco, Peru and the birthplace of the Incan empire to begin the Torch Relay of the Lima 2019 Pan ...

Imagine traveling to Cuzco's Blue Box Ghetto, where corrugated tin-roofed shacks crowd the dusty biways of the Urubamba Valley, sacred valley of the Incas. In an instant, the vista will fade as you ...

The Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, was one of the largest and grandest in the world. This early 20th century depiction of the capital's city centre, c 1520, was painted by the Mexican artist Diego ...

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I’ve recently finished an extended period of time in South America, where my wife and I went this year rather than our usual time in Mexico. For me, the city of Lima, Peru, was the high point. There ...