The Mayan mythology gods and goddesses are filled with rich history, rituals, and mysteries — some of which we still uncover today — and some of which you can see in sculpture form when you ...

The Mayans believed their gods to be immortal, and if “Lives of the Gods ... which runs from 250 of the common era until 900. The Aztec and Inca empires were centuries away. The Mayans built cities ...

A big shark that serves Aztec and Maya gods Giant sea monsters were important in Mesoamerican cultures. One of those primordial creatures was known as “Cipactli” in the Aztec language or ...

As such, its performance was intrinsically rooted in Aztec religion. The Mexica believed that humans had ... for human sacrifice throughout Mesoamerica: Everyone from the Maya to the Toltecs of Tula ...

The Maya, Toltec, and Aztec people started cultivating the fruit of the cacao tree more than 3,000 years ago. Considered the “food of the gods,” the chocolate-making tradition originated in ...