Tag Archives: Mesoamerican

13: THE SACRED NUMBER OF THE MAYAS

Number thirteen is considered bad luck by Western culture, but for the Maya, it is a sacred digit. Since 2012, the Mayan culture has become so much popular due to the supposed imminent end of the world. However, the world is still going, and there are more researches that claim that the Mesoamerican civilization did […]

A TRIP TO MESOAMERICA THROUGH ITS CUISINE

Eating habits depend on the culture in question, so for conquerors from Europe, Mesoamerican cuisine has become a surprise that was sometimes good and sometimes bad, for being so different, and because they had used all their food supplies during their trip to America, they had to try the food that was offered to them. […]

THE SYMBOLISM OF MAYAN JADE

The symbolism of jade for the Maya and other peoples of Mesoamerica is little known. However, it has been the subject of countless discussions among academics and scholars of these civilizations, who have shown – and expressed – special interest in the singular meaning that the Maya, the Toltecs, the Olmecs, the Aztecs, among others, […]