By Owen Jarus from the July 2016 Edition Palenque – Maya City of Temples Article by Owen Jarus, Live Science Contributor Source: Live Science Palenque is an ancient Maya city located about 500 miles (800 km) southeast of Mexico City. It lies in northern Chiapas, near the bottom of a highland, overlooking a vast plain. […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer From the June 2016 Edition Alternative titles: Ce Acatl; Ehécatl; Feathered Serpent; Kukulcán; One Reed Quetzalcóatl, Mayan name Kukulcán, (from Nahuatl quetzalli, “tail feather of the quetzal bird [Pharomachrus mocinno],” and coatl, “snake”), the Feathered Serpent, one of the major deities of the ancient Mexican pantheon. Representations of a feathered snake […]
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