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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

ARCHAEOLOGICAL AREA OF CHOLULA PUEBLA

May 13, 2014
ARCHAEOLOGICAL AREA OF CHOLULA PUEBLA
Origins of the name   One interpretation considers Cholula means "place of those who fled " possibly referring to the Tolteca -Chichimeca migration up Cholula circa 1000 AD. Another name as known to the site in Nahuatl is " Tlachihualtepetl " which means "Hill handmade" , given its size and construction system from large centers of adobe, and surely the

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

TEOTIHUACÁN, MEXICO, INSTEAD OF THE GODS

October 29, 2013
TEOTIHUACÁN, MEXICO, INSTEAD OF THE GODS
Teotihuacan , which in Nahuatl means " The City of the Gods" or " The place where gods are made " , is one of the most stunning locations in Mexico and the world, being the site where the spiritual and material knowledge Mesoamerican peoples , the highest expression generated architectural and artistic urban America. Teotihuacan 's history begins around the year 600 BC, when some of the small farming villages of the Valley of Mexico began to specialize in the manufacture of various products , which eventually began exchanging with neighboring peoples and for the year 200 BC these peoples settled in the area contributing their respective philosophies and expertise in jewelry making , pottery , tools, etc. . , which generated a great commercial and