Tulum

The Great Trade and Ceremonial Center of Tulum – Zamá

What strikes a visitor to the Riviera Maya, is an exuberance of light and colors, among the most beautiful beaches anywhere. Tulum is well known to the tourists flocking...
Narmer Palette - Front and Back

Comparative Ritual of Life and Death in Egypt and Mesoamerica

The 1897 archaeological report, by British archeologist J.E. Quibell and F.W. Green, piqued my interest, especially their find in the Temple of Horus at Hierakonpolis, King Narmer city. The...
Piedra Pintada

La Piedra Pintada – The Painted Stone

Petroglyphs large and small a common in Panama, but the largest and most interesting is the one found in the town of Caldera, in the Boquete district of the...
“El Dorado”, Muisca

The German Conquistadors and Eldorado

The conquest of the New World is closely associated with the achievements of Spanish discoverers and conquistadores (conquerors). The other European nations, England, France and Holland will appear on...
Requisition Monument, Panama

Los Requerimientos, or The Requisitions

Upon landing on unknown New World shores conquistadors, by law, had to read the Requerimientos, best translated from Spanish as the Requisitions. The Requisitions were read aloud by the head...
Labna Arch

Labná, Portal to Maya Late Classic

Labna is a mid-size elite and ceremonial city in West-central Yucatán, with a multi-level palace connected to a pyramid-temple and the ancient city landmark, the Arch, also called the...