Ulama is the modern decendant of the Mesoamerican ball game that used to so popular among all the peoples of pre-Columbian era, the ancestors of modern Mexicans, Aztecs included among them. Evidence of this game has been found all the way to El Salvador, and in the American state of Arizona. Its roots are thought [...]

PEMEX, the MExican oil giant is a state owned company that controls, owns, and operates Mexico’s petroleum reserves. In terms of revenues, it is the 10th largest oil company in the world. Althought asphalt and pitch were known and used in MExico since the earliest days of the Aztecs, until 1938, foreign companies owned most [...]

The Mesoamerican ballgame has a history of 3000 years, and a surviving variant of it is still played among various indigenous peoples even today. It’s rules are not known anymore, but some extrapolations can be made from the rules of the modern game ulama. In a strange twist, the most popular and widespread version of [...]

Cholula de Rivadavia, as it is officially called, is an important Mexican city in the state of Puebla. It is deivided into three parts called, San Pedro de Cholula, San Andres Cholula, and Santa Isabel Cholula, which is a more rural part of the city. The greater glory of Cholula was perhaps achieved in the [...]

San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan is one of the most important locations for students of Olmec archaeology. It is located in the Mexican state of Veracruz in the Coatzacoalcos basin The earliest signs of Olmec activity are present at Elmanati, where evidence of sacrifices in bogs gives clear indication of organized human behavior. Between 1200 and 900 [...]

La Venta is an important Olmec center in the Mexican state of Tabasco. Along with San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan, and Tres Zapotes, La Venta was one of the cradles of Olmec civilization. The site was located on the coast of the then active Rio Palma river, and by 1200 BCE it had already acquired the characteristics [...]

Mani is an ancient settlement in Yucatan. Studies show that it has been inhabited continously for almost 4000 years, dating from the earliest days of the Maya. After the Spanish conquest, the city became a small center of colonial development and culture, and the architecture and style of that period provide some of the important [...]

The pre-Columbian era refers to the advances and achievements of the proud peoples of Mexico prior to the advent of European culture and technology. Stretching through thousands of years, the legacy of this long period is still felt throught the art, culture, politics, and social development of the nation. From the Olmecs, right up to [...]

The pyramid of the Sun in the ancient Mexican city of Teotihuacan is surely the centerpiece of arhitecture in the location. Its imposing form, the poetic intensity of its appearance in combination with the natural landscape and the beautiful historic background simply overwhelm many visitors on their first encounter. The pyramid was the third largest [...]

Mayapan was the political capital of the Maya in the Yucatan peninsula between the 13th and 15th centuries. It is located in the same region as Chichen Itza. After the revolt of the Maya against the Toltecs in the 13th century, the new order was in need of a center of power and administration. Following [...]