Control of lake navigation was crucial to the Aztecs
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The sunflower - one of Mexico’s gifts to the world
Cheeky manga based on Aztec gods...
Witchcraft and sorcery was powerful business in ancient Mexico
The 20 day signs formed a precious necklace...
Were Aztec laments mere cries of anguish?
An Aztec stone jaguar head lurks in Mexico City
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Aztec women painted their faces a beautiful yellow
Amaizing - the story of maize in Mexico
The early history of cacao
Aztec Women: Capable Partners and Cosmic Enemies
Colours had several layers of meaning in ancient Mexico...
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History of British and Mexican querns
Stages of childhood in Mesoamerica
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The Concept of the Wheel in Ancient Mesoamerica Click the flag for a Spanish translation
The Mexica approach to alcohol
Mexica (Aztec) Human Sacrifice: New Perspectives Click the flag for a Spanish translation
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Households and Daily Life in Mesoamerica
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Witchcraft and Sorcery in Ancient Mexico
Colour and Culture Among the Aztecs (1)
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The Aztecs, patolli and gambling
Feathers from which birds went to make Aztec & Maya headdresses?
Aztec running
The art of Aztec mourning
What lies underneath Aztec sculpture?
Caves as Sacred Space in Ancient Mesoamerica
Mesoamerican Copper
Lightning in Mesoamerica
Dr. H.B. Nicholson - ‘Grandfather’ of Aztecs Studies
Games and Other Amusements of the Ancient Mesoamericans
Especial Birds in the Americas
Aztec Masks
Nahua Moral Philosophy
The Aztecs and Lake Navigation Click the flag for a Spanish translation
The Ancient Secret of Pre-Hispanic Jewellery Click the flag for a Spanish translation
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Water in the Valley of Mexico
A modern Nahua pilgrimage
The Deep Roots of Aztec Sculpture
Mexica Weaponry Click the flag for a Spanish translation
Aztec Philosophy
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Vienna’s Mesoamerican Featherworks
Did Aztec rulers possess divine powers?
The skilled use of conch shell in mosaics
Mexico’s Faked Prehistory
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How Aztec poetry works
How did Mesoamericans envision the cosmos?
Portrait of a Collection: National Museum of Mexico, 1865
Clean Aztecs, Dirty Spaniards
Templo Mayor animation
The Aztecs and the atlatl
Aztec Manners
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Hare vs Rabbit in mythology Click the flag for a Spanish translation
The Skywatchers of Cahokia
How ‘Eagle Man’ has changed Britain’s museums
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Aztec Poetry (2): Three Poems
Reconstructing Aztec Super Glues
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Aztecs and the power of lament
Mexico’s long-distance running tradition
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A whale in the Thames!

‘Whale I never...’

It would be stretching things to the extreme to try and think up an Aztec connection (though they say the Sunstone weighs as much as a blue whale...), but we couldn’t resist uploading a few snaps we took ‘in our own backyard’ on Friday January 20th. 2006, the day a northern bottlenose whale came up the River Thames to spend its final 48 hours in good old Battersea (where we’ve lived for 30 years). (Written/compiled by Ian Mursell/Mexicolore)

By the Peace Pagoda, Battersea Park
By the Peace Pagoda, Battersea Park (Click on image to enlarge)

Truly, a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Crowds gathered in their hundreds (if not thousands) along the promenade-side of Battersea Park to catch a glimpse of her...

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Sadly, all the goodwill in the world couldn’t save her...

Graciela and Tammy, both (?) caught up in the excitement!
Graciela and Tammy, both (?) caught up in the excitement! (Click on image to enlarge)

Her final resting place will be the Natural History Museum in central London.

Rare for Battersea to be in the headlines...
Rare for Battersea to be in the headlines... (Click on image to enlarge)
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