Pyramid with a View

July 7th 2010
Xochicalco is an impressive, ancient site that we visited on Tuesday. It has many pyramids and altars where they sacrificed people at least once a month (That's what happens when you don't have television). Of course, sacrificing live human beings wasn’t all there was to their culture, but that’s the memorable thing for most of us. They also were big into astronomy. Like the Mayans, they playe ... read more

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The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more

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Paul Holland

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2010- I'm visiting Cuernavaca, Mexico, for six weeks with the "Partners in Education 2010 Fulbright-Hays Groups Abroad" program. Thanks to Dr. Colleen Ebacher and Dr. Ronn Pineo from Towson University, Towson, MD, USA, 16 teachers will be experiencing and learning about Mexican social, economic, and cultural issues. We have a very busy schedule, listening to many lectures, often going until 8 at night. And over the six-week period we will be visiting dozens of historical sites throughout the area. Cuernavaca is called "The City of Eternal Spring." 2008 Trip: I'm traveling to Antigua, Guate... full info

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