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The Day of the Dead in Mexico
This article was featured in Travel Thru History and Ancient Origins.
The celebrated Mexican national holyday, Dia de Muertos (its original name in Spanish), or Day of the Dead, means...
The Great Trade and Ceremonial Center of Tulum – Zamá
What strikes a visitor to the Riviera Maya, is an exuberance of light and colors, among the most beautiful beaches anywhere. Tulum is well known to the tourists flocking...
Comparative Ritual of Life and Death in Egypt and Mesoamerica
The 1897 archaeological report, by British archeologist J.E. Quibell and F.W. Green, piqued my interest, especially their find in the Temple of Horus at Hierakonpolis, King Narmer city. The...
La Piedra Pintada – The Painted Stone
Petroglyphs large and small a common in Panama, but the largest and most interesting is the one found in the town of Caldera, in the Boquete district of the...
The German Conquistadors and Eldorado
The conquest of the New World is closely associated with the achievements of Spanish discoverers and conquistadores (conquerors). The other European nations, England, France and Holland will appear on...
Los Requerimientos, or The Requisitions
Upon landing on unknown New World shores conquistadors, by law, had to read the Requerimientos, best translated from Spanish as the Requisitions.
The Requisitions were read aloud by the head...