Category: Historic Yucatan
The historical figure of “La Malinche” a character shrouded in myth
Malinche’s story can be interpreted in different ways. She has been known as the mother of.
Take a closer look at the Chicxulub Crater global extinction event
For the first time, a timeline reveals what happened in the minutes and hours after.
Disturbing Mayan deities associated with death and war
The Mayan civilization and culture are amongst the most interesting in history, but equally disturbing.
The oldest book written in the American Continent Is a Mayan guide to Astronomy
As the Mayan civilization was in decline, a diligent scribe was working on the oldest.
The Caste War of Yucatan
The Yucatan Peninsula is associated with its delicious food, such as the “cochinita pibil”, or.
Uxmal reveals new secrets
SANTA ELENA Yucatan (EFE) – Uxmal, one of the most important archeological zones of Yucatan.
66 years of fervor
“Gremio del campo” (the guild of Farmers) have honored the Virgin for 66 consecutive years.
Trophy human skulls found unveil Mayan´s gruesome war practices
BELIZE Be. (The Conversation) – Archaeologists in the jungles of Belize recently discovered two “trophy skulls”..
Really… What is Cinco de Mayo?
Cinco de Mayo is, for many Americans, that day for enjoying Mexican food —yes, everything.
“Tierra y Libertad” – 100 years after the death of Emiliano Zapata
On a day like today in 1919 Emiliano Zapata was killed. The guerrilla leader of.
