Showing posts with label mesoamerica. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mesoamerica. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

World's largest pyramid is not in Egypt

USA's massive pyramids


El Mirador (which is Spanish for "The Lookout," "The Viewpoint," or "The Belvedere") is a large pre-Columbus Middle and Late Preclassic (1000 BC–250 AD) Maya settlement in Mesoamerica, located in the north of the modern department of El Petén, Guatemala.

It is part of the Mirador-Calakmul Karst Basin of northern Guatemala [1]. El Mirador is considered to be the most important complex of ancient cities from the Preclassic period.

Cholula Pyramid, Pueblo, Mexico, size of a mountain, topped by an imperial Catholic church
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It features causeways and pyramids, among which the pyramid of La Danta stands out, one of the tallest and most voluminous in the world [likely the world's largest even bigger than Cholula in Mexico, Giza in Egypt, but maybe not as large as the Bosnian Pyramid or the mountain Gunung Padang in formerly Buddhist Indonesia or the world's largest excavated Buddhist temple, which is a pyramid called Borobudur].

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The site is estimated to comprise some 800 cities, and the location of La Danta was the epicenter of trade, religious ceremonies, and the royal residence of rulers. Furthermore, the city was interconnected with others via 13 causeways, representing its power over the other Mayan cities in the region [2].

El Mirador has white roads measuring 40 meters wide and between 2 and 5 meters high, forming what researchers consider the world's first highway system or superhighway [3]. More

Monday, December 29, 2025

Mexican DNA: Who were the Aztecs?


(Beyond Explorer) DNA just revealed who the Indigenous "Aztec" (formerly "Mexica") Native Americans really were with an Austral-Asian signature from 15,000 years BP and a large mixing ground with waves of migration. Who were the Olmecs with their giant heads? Africans who came by boat or dark-skinned Indigenous tribes from the region?

Friday, October 31, 2025

American Day of the Dead (Nov. 1)


What is the Day of the Dead?
Buddhist saint who saved his mother from hell
(ReligionForBreakfast) Writer: Dr. R. Andrew Chesnut. Editor: Mark Henry. Executive producers: Daniel Cuevas, Jay Gotschalk, Producer: Lyndsay Ballew.  Further reading: R. Andrew Chesnut, Devoted to Death: Santa Muerte, the Skeleton Saint, 2011. RFB Patreon community: religionforbreakfast.
The Aztec Lady of the Dead: Mictēcacihuātl

Does beauty lure and lead us to Death?
(Lady of the Library): Cinzia DuBois is a part-time, self-funded doctoral (Ph.D.) student and writer, YouTuber, and podcaster. She has been creating videos for over 15 years. On this channel she talks about dark and ancient history, literature, and folklore. On a second channel, she discusses productivity, personal development, her doctoral thesis, academia, and mental well-being.

Aztec Goddess the Lady of the Dead
Mictēcacihuātl
 ("Lady of the Dead"), in Aztec mythology, is a [goddess] death deity and the consort of Mictlāntēcutli, the god of the dead [like Buddhism's Judge Yama in the underworld also known as Yama in Hinduism] and ruler of Mictlān, the lowest level of the underworld [1].

Her role is to watch over the bones of the dead and preside over the ancient festivals of the dead. These festivals evolved from Aztec traditions into the modern Day of the Dead after synthesis with invading Spanish traditions. She now presides over the contemporary festival as well. In this respect, the pseudo-Catholic cult of Santa Muerte owes much to her. More


Devoted to Death: Santa Muerte

Devoted to Death (Chesnut)
The third edition of 
Devoted to Death: Santa Muerte, the Skeleton Saint offers a fascinating portrayal of Santa Muerte [female Saint Death], a skeleton saint whose cult has become the fastest growing new religious movement worldwide over the past two decades.

Although condemned by mainstream churches, this folk saint's supernatural powers appeal to millions in Latin America, the USA, and beyond. Devotees believe the Bony Lady (as she is affectionately called) to be the fastest and most effective miracle worker, and as such, her statuettes and paraphernalia now outsell those of the Virgin of Guadalupe and Saint Jude, two other giants of Mexican religiosity.

Folk Saint Death

Aztec St. Muerte, Tepito, MX
In particular, Santa Muerte has become the patron saint of drug traffickers, playing an important role as protector of peddlers of fentanyl and marijuana; DEA agents and Mexican police often find her altars in the safe houses of drug smugglers.

Yet, Saint Death plays other important roles: she is a supernatural healer, love doctor, money-maker, lawyer, and angel of death. She has become without doubt one of the most popular and powerful saints of both the Latin American and American religious landscapes. More


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  • Religion for Breakfast, Oct. 24, 2021; R. Andrew Chesnut (book); Cinzia DuBois, Sept. 5, 2023; AZTLAN (song); AJ+, 2015; Crystal Quintero, Pfc. Sandoval, CC Liu (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Monday, September 15, 2025

Mexican Independence Day: El Grito


(eastla-parade.com)
Hispanic Heritage Month begins today (Sept. 15th). How is it celebrated? As with most Mexican things, delicious food is involved. Unable to stop the British Empire's intrusion west, Mexico fought a war to expel Spain (France and other European occupiers) during the Mexican War of Independence. It was ultimately successful not on Cinco de Mayo (which was just a successful battle against French forces expelling them from Puebla, near the largest pyramid in the world in Cholula). 
  • What's Mexico's "4th of July"? El Grito de Independencia ("The Shout of Independence" or "Cry of Dolores")
East LA hosts Mexican Independence Day Parade
(ABC7) Sept. 14, 2025: The 79th annual East LA Mexican Independence Day Parade and Festival was held under the theme of "Tradition, Education and Achievement." More: abc7.com/17774373

It's National Hispanic Heritage Month
In Spanish es el Mes nacional de la herencia hispana, which is observed annually from September 15 to October 15 in the United States for recognizing the contributions and influence of Hispanic culture to this nation's achievements, culture, and history. More
Fiestas Patrias | ELA Parade Fest
Grand Marshal Jose Hernandez
Food, live music, dance performances, and more are on tap for the 79th annual East L.A. Mexican Independence Day Parade and Festival. Astronaut and current University of California Regent José M. Hernández is the parade’s grand marshal.

In a year that has been challenging for the Mexican American (Chicano) community in L.A., it’s a great opportunity to get out and celebrate all that makes East Los Angeles and LA's largest immigrant community (some say its new majority) so vibrant, unique, and joyous.
What is there to eat this month? Decolonize Your Diet
More than just a cookbook, Decolonize Your Diet redefines what is meant by "traditional" Mexican food by reaching back through hundreds of years of history to reclaim heritage crops as a source of protection from modern diseases of development.

Authors Luz Calvo and Catriona Rueda Esquibel are life partners. When Calvo was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006, they both radically changed their diets and began seeking out recipes featuring healthy, vegetarian (then vegan) Mexican foods.

Yeah, but will it taste good with spice and guac?
They promote an eating lifestyle that is rich in plants indigenous to the Americas (amaranth, squash, corn, beans, greens, herbs, and seeds) and are passionate about the idea that Latinos in America, specifically Mexicans, need to ditch the fast food and return to their own culture's food roots for both physical health and spiritual fulfillment.

This veggie cookbook features over 100 colorful recipes based on Mesoamerican cuisine and also includes contributions from indigenous cultures throughout the Americas, such as kabocha squash in green pipian, aguachile de quinoa, mesquite corn tortillas, tepary bean salad, and amaranth chocolate cake.

Steeped in history but very much rooted in the contemporary world, Decolonize Your Diet introduces readers to the energizing and healing properties of a plant-based Mexican American diet. It is full-color throughout. Decolonize Your Diet: Plant-Based Mexican-American Recipes for Health and Healing



ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Start a community garden or urban yard-farm
Professors Luz Calvo and Catriona Rueda Esquibel teach at California State East Bay and San Francisco State University, respectively. They grow fruits, vegetables, and herbs on their small urban farm. This is their first book. Esquibel received her Ph.D. in the History of Consciousness Program at UC Santa Cruz (1999) and is now an associate professor in Race and Resistance Studies at San Francisco State University and author of With her Machete in her Hand (U of Texas Press, 2006). She has also published poetry, drama, and literary criticism. Her father's family has lived in northern New Mexico for more than 12 generations. On her mother's side, her great-great-grandmother, great-grandmother, and grandmother all migrated from Sonora to Los Angeles between 1913 and 1919. Each of these women made a living cooking for Mexican migrant workers and Chicanos y Chicanas in Los Angeles. More

  • EastLA-parade.com via LAist.com; Crystal Quintero, CC Liu, Pfc. Sandoval (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly Wiki edit

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Archeology cover-up: Hueyatlaco, Mexico


Exposing biggest cover up in archeology
Our indigenous Nahuatl Mexico
(INCREDIBLE HISTORY) In 1959 Juan Armento Camacho found an old bone with scratches, artwork of a hunting scene. It was carved on "green" (young, fresh) bone.

It could be carbon dated. It turned out to be at least 10,000 years old. Some things at this site are 250,000 years old.

Hueyatlaco is an archeological site in the Valsequillo Basin near the city of Puebla, Mexico.

The Mexica tribe "Aztecs" made a country.
After excavations in the 1960s, the site became notorious due to geochronologists' analyses, which have found wildly contradictory estimates for human habitation at Hueyatlaco dating from ca. 370,000 to 25,000 years before present (ybp) [1, 2].

If correct, these controversial findings would substantially exceed the previous oldest-known evidence for habitation of the New World (the White Sands footprints dating roughly 22,000 ybp).

The findings at Hueyatlaco are the subject of continued debate by the scientific community and have seen only occasional discussion in the literature [3]. More

Hueyatlaco The Archeological Enigma That Changes History

Monday, August 4, 2025

Aztec's Tenochtitlan (Mexico) turns 700


They Had Names
New mind-blowing discoveries about ancient America
: Where are the ancient ruins of North America? In Europe, they’re everywhere—henges, castles, cathedrals, medieval cities. But in the USA, the historical attractions are all post-European arrivals. This video shows Dr. Nathaniel Jeanson uncovering some surprising new discoveries about the ancient civilizations here in the United States just north of Mesoamerica. See They Had Names for details.

Discover the three pillars of Aztec genius in Tenochtitlán

Internal empires flourished before Spain entered
(LatinoAméricaAyer) Auto dubbed. How did the Aztecs (early Mexicans) build a metropolis for 200,000 people on a hostile lake in what is now Mexico City? The answer isn't luck or magic, but one of history's greatest engineering feats. In this documentary, we uncover the incredible hydraulic technology that enabled the construction of Tenochtitlán (the foundation of Mexico City) and changed the course of civilization in Mesoamerica, which is part of North America though no one likes to say so).

Matrilineal Native tribes?
Discover the three pillars of their genius:
  1. Chinampas: The artificial islands that created land out of thin air and fueled an empire.
  2. Aqueducts: The sophisticated double-pipe system that brought pure water to the city.
  3. Dikes: The colossal barriers that tamed flooding and controlled the lake's chemistry.
Genocide of Native Americans in North America continues

Get ready to change your perspective on the ingenuity of the Aztec Empire built not on luck but engineering [likely enabled by extraterrestrial and interdimensional advanced technology]. Fascinated by history and ancient engineering? Remember to leave a like, share this video with someone who needs to see it, and subscribe to catch upcoming documentaries.

New genetic research reveals SHOCKING truth about the Aztecs
(Answers in Genesis) Aug. 1, 2025: This is the long-lost history of the Aztecs (the Mexica tribe). Join Dr. Nathaniel Jeanson as he reveals new genetic discoveries about this early American society that will blow the mind. Dr. Jeanson’s book, They Had Names, is now available: AnswersBookstore.com

Saturday, May 17, 2025

Inside Mexican pyramid MrBeast didn't enter


MrBeast couldn't enter this Mesoamerican pyramid in Mexico - but I did
(Anyextee) May 17, 2025: #MrBeast #ChichenItza #Kukulkan. I was granted rare access inside the Mexico's Kukulkan Pyramid at Chichén Itzá — a place completely off-limits to the public. Even internet influencer MrBeast couldn't get in during his recent controversial visit.

What is hidden inside isn’t just ancient stone, it’s sacred space: hidden chambers, a red jaguar throne, bones in the wall, and a story buried for centuries. This footage was recorded years ago and has never been seen by most — until now.

TIMESTAMPS
  • 00:00 MrBeast couldn't go inside
  • 01:01 Inside the forbidden Pyramid of Kukulkan
  • 02:10 Inside the hidden tunnel
  • 02:46 Ascension through time
  • 03:51 The Hall of Offerings
  • 05:33 The Chamber of Sacrifice
  • 08:01 The Wall of Bones
  • 09:54 The Mayan Ballgame
  • 12:12 What MrBeast didn't see
  • 13:04 Leaving the sacred
  • 14:14 Closing thoughts
What’s Inside This Video: • POV footage from inside the forbidden Kukulkan Pyramid • The Hall of Offerings and the Chacmool statue • The Chamber of Sacrifices and red jaguar throne • Archaeological insights, Maya cosmology, and hidden bones • What even MrBeast couldn’t film during his Mexico video Get the Bonus Clip (Unreleased Detail from the Temple of Kukulkan):

I left out one powerful piece — a visual detail inside the temple that isn’t in this video. Want to see it? It’s available exclusively for Patreon supporters (patreon.com/Anyextee): ► Join the Inner Circle here: anyextee. Subscribe for more rare explorations: ► ‪@Anyextee‬ Like, comment, and share if you want more ancient access.

Tours and Expeditions: Want to explore sacred sites with me in real life? Check out Adept Expeditions: ► AdeptExpeditions.com/tours 📚 Books and more: Want to dive even deeper into ancient mysteries and sacred sciences? Explore Anyextee's published works and writings: ► Anyextee.com

Follow work: Instagram: @Anyextee Twitter/X: @Anyextee Patreon: patreon.com/Anyextee #MrBeast #ChichenItza #Kukulkan #Maya #AncientMysteries #ForbiddenPlaces #LostCivilizations #PyramidInside.

Special thanks to ‪@MrBeast‬ for his efforts and the incredible exterior drone footage. It's epic! All footage is used respectfully for educational and commentary purposes under Fair Use. This video is #mrbeastinspired by and uses drone footage from: MrBeast "I Explored 2000 Year Old Ancient Temples."

Thanks to Chichen Itza, INAH, and Mexico -- home to one of the most extraordinary ancient civilizations on Earth.

SUBSCRIBE OR THE RED JAGUAR CLAIMS YOUR SOUL. Made it this far? Here’s your reward: 🎁 BONUS CLIP (hidden temple detail I didn’t show): 👉 patreon.com/Anyextee 🎵 Music by Epidemic Sound Like the music in this video? Enjoy 10% off with a 30-day trial: shorturl.at/LEOI6
  • Anyextee, YouTube, May 17, 2025; Pfc. Sandoval, Crystal Quintero, CC Liu (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Saturday, May 10, 2025

MrBeast in ancient Mayan temple, Mexico

I survived 100 hours in an ancient temple
15 remote Mayan sites that quietly preserve ancient power (Wonderlust via MSN)
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(MrBeast) May 10, 2025:  Filmed in Mexico in collaboration with the Mexican Tourism Board visitmexico.com. Thanks to the INAH (the National Institute of Anthropology and History) Zona Arqueológica de Calakmul, Balancanche, y Chichén Itzá, MEXICO. "Reproducción autorizada por el Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia." ["Reproduction authorized by the National Institute of Anthropology and History."]
I [MrBeast] can’t believe I got to do this. HUGE thanks to @jacklinks for making this happen. Without them we can’t give away this money. Jack Link’s DUOS: bit.ly/4ipfWae. Find new Feastables Peanut Butter Cups in every Target, Walmart, and 7-Eleven across America 👉🏻fstbls.com/5mj6dv. [Is that what they call ultra-processed food?]
Special thanks to the Governor of Campeche Layda Sansores and the National Secretary of Tourism Josefina Rodriguez. Merch: mrbeast.store. Check out Viewstats: viewstats.com. Subscribe or Mr. Beast takes your dog. For any questions or inquiries regarding this video, please reach out to chucky@mrbeastbusiness.com. Music provided by extrememusic.com.
  • MrBeast, May 10, 2025; Pfc. Sandoval, Sheldon S. (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Friday, April 25, 2025

Africans discovered America: Olmecs

Colossal Olmec stone head - Discovered at the La Venta site in Tabasco State, Mexico, 1945-55
The mysterious giant stone heads of the Black Olmec Civilization of Mexico and Mesoamerica
San Lorenzo Monument 3 - The Black Olmecs of Africa, Xalapa (wiki)
La Venta [sacrificial?] Altar 5 (Ruben Charles) - The African Olmecs: were-jaguar

The African empire in America they tried to hide from us
The Olmec: Original Black civilizations of Mexico and Mesoamerica (realhistoryww.com)
Los Olmecas ("the Olmecs") did not call themselves that but were dubbed much later.

Prof. Leo Wiener
(Black Stories Untold) History tells us that Cristobal Columbus "discovered" America — but what if that’s not the whole story? Evidence suggests that African explorers arrived in the Americas long before European conquest, leaving their mark on ancient civilizations like the Olmecs. From striking stone carvings to cultural similarities, the clues are there — but mainstream history refuses to acknowledge them. Who were these early Black navigators? How did they shape the Americas? And why has their story been buried? Who was Harvard's Leo Wiener#blackhistory #columbus

Who were first Mesoamericans? Indigenous Mexicans blended with Africans? Drupal

We look alike? It's a total coincidence, Man. I've never been here. (Olmec Heads of Africa)