Inca Mythology: The Realms of Hanan Pacha, Kay Pacha & Uku Pacha
Inca mythology was divided into three realms: Hanan Pacha, Kay Pacha and Uku Pacha. Inca religion, the cosmos and the Inca worldview in general...
Inca Clothing: What Did the Incas Wear?
Inca clothing was a strictly controlled and highly significant aspect of Inca society. Clothing was supplied by the state, each member of society being...
Machu Picchu Theories of Hiram Bingham
Having rediscovered Machu Picchu in 1911, Hiram Bingham soon put forward a number of theories as to the purpose and function of the Lost...
Inca Cloth: Weaving Grades of Ancient Peruvian Textiles
Inca cloth played an important role in both the social and economic foundations of the empire. According to Morris and von Hagen in The...
Black Magic and Sorcery in Aztec Mexico: The Power of Superstition
The Aztecs were obsessed with the idea of good and bad luck. No Aztec would dream of doing anything until the astrologer-priests had declared...
What Was Machu Picchu Used For?
Ever since Hiram Bingham’s rediscovery of Machu Picchu in 1911, various theories have been put forward as to what Machu Picchu was used for....
The Incas: Facts and Figures
At its height, the Inca Empire was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. In terms of both population and geographical extent, the Inca Empire...
Pre-Columbian Caribbean Life: The Taíno
Taíno is an ethnohistoric term used to describe certain tribes in the Virgin Islands and Greater Antilles between 1200-1500 AD. They are distinguished from...
Taíno Caciques of Hispaniola and Columbus’ Men
The Taíno were all but erased from history within a generation of Columbus’ arrival; but before disease, violence, and slavery killed off the Taíno...
San Juan de Ulúa Battle of 1568: John Hawkins and Francis Drake
On September 16, 1568, Hawkins and Drake sailed seven ships single file toward San Juan de Ulúa with the English flag flying. Only two...