The Mayan culture developed in the southeasterly states of Mexico and part of Central America. Its history is presented in two stages. The ancient empire flourished in the classical period, in the cities of Palenque, Chiapas, Copán, Honduras and Tikal, Guatemala. The new empire arose during the postclassical period in the Yucatán, particularly in Chichén-Itzá, …
Mexico is a country with an enormous cultural diversity. In order to understand it, it is necessary to know the history of the people that inhabited it before the arrival of the Spaniards. Today there persist prehispanic roots in many aspects of daily life: The food, the language, the tradicional medicine, the festivals, the social …
Mexico is a country with an enormous cultural diversity. In order to understand it, it is necessary to know the history of the people that inhabited it before the arrival of the Spaniards. Today their Prehispanic roots persist in many aspects of daily life: food, language, traditional medicine, festivals, social customs, artisan works and the …
THE OLMECAS The Olmeca culture, was considered the Mother Culture among the Mesoamerican people. It thrived between the years 1200 100 B.C. in today’s states of Veracruz and Tabasco. Their most important religious center was La Venta. The origin of the Olmecas is a mystery. Their sculptures, with oblique eyes, broad noses and thick lips …