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 ...

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 ...

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This series unfolds in four episodes. The three episodes reveal the secrets behind the rise and fall of the Incan, Aztec, and Mayan civilizations, together with is a travelogue of the pre-Columbian ...

In many regions in the Andes, where the Inca Empire once flourished, mummies are frequently discovered. It has become clear that there was a mummy culture unlike any other seen in the world. Why did ...

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 ...

Densely rich with mythology, formulated from a cornucopia of timeless and relatively recent sources, “Maya and the Three” is an animated magnum opus of superlative imagination, detailed craftsmanship, ...