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Xochipilli the Aztec god of flowers, ecstasy, and sacred plants.

There’s an idea in Mexico that racism doesn’t exist, that all Mexicans are “mestizo” – a homogenous blend of Spanish and ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Using written symbols such as hearts, arrows and hands, the ancient Aztecs maintained an arithmetic system that was far more complex than previously understood, scientists said ...

Coronation at Tenochtitlan -- Urban traditions, tribal peoples -- The imperial project -- Aztec religion and world view -- Aztec people and the cycle of life -- The conquest of Mexico -- Epilog -- ...

[Part 1] Aztec -- 1. The historical and geographical background of the Aztecs -- 2. The people -- 3. The Aztec "kings" and the directing classes -- 4. The achievements -- [Part 2] Maya -- 1. This ...

For the Aztecs, Day of the Dead rituals helped people find balance in their personal lives and social ties. Eyepix/NurPhoto via Getty Images Growing up in the United States, I remember on Halloween my ...

Archaeologists in Mexico City have found an altar dated to the decades after Spain’s 1521 conquest of the Aztec Empire’s capital, Tenochtitlán. Located in the courtyard of an Aztec home, the altar ...

Corn, beans and squash on a wooden platter - 4x4foto/Getty Images The Aztec people settled in the Valley of Mexico around 1325 in a city called Tenochtitlan and expanded their empire over ...