Though the Olmecs (1250-200 bc) were the first civilization in Mexico, the Aztecs (1325-1521) -Mesoamerica's last imperial civilization and the most significant of the militaristic post-Classic period - are probably who first come to mind when we think of great empires of that region. Like other Mesoamerican cultures, Aztec gods and myths reflected a natural philosophy where ideas concerning life and death were linked symbolically to the earth, sky...

Presents an introduction to Mesoamerican mythology, providing information on their origins and the role they play in the culture and society of Mesoamerica. Includes illustrations and examples of myths.

To prevent the Mayan gods from battling each other and destroying the world, thirteen-year-old Zane must unravel an ancient prophecy, stop an evil god, and discover how the physical disability that makes him reliant on a cane also connects him to his father and his ancestry.

"Los paramédicos de un hospital psiquiátrico cargan en una camilla a un nuevo interno para ingresarlo, o al menos eso es lo que parece a simple vista. Sin embargo para Diego Daza - interno de ese hospital - resulta ser la entrada triunfal del prodigioso dios Huitzilopochtli, llevado en andas por dos sacerdotes caudillos. La vida de Diego Daza corre peligro, mientras que el detective Delfino Endoque, su aprendiz Saddam y el historiador Gastón Peralta...