Maya Mexico

Pulitzer Prize-winning author James A. Michener, whose novels hurtle from the far reaches of history to the dark corners of the world, paints an intoxicating portrait of a land whose past and present are as turbulent, fascinating, and colorful as any other on Earth. When an American journalist travels to report on the upcoming duel between two great matadors, he is ultimately swept up in the dramatic story of his own Mexican ancestry.

The Maya forged one of the greatest societies in the history of the ancient Americas and in all of human history. Long before contact with Europeans, Maya communities built spectacular cities with large, well-fed large populations. They mastered the visual arts, and developed a sophisticated writing system that recorded extraordinary knowledge in calendrics, mathematics, and astronomy. The Maya achieved all this without area-wide centralized control.

When disaffected KGB major Erich Stinnes is spotted in Mexico City, British intelligence agent Bernard Samson must entice him to take the final step and defect. With his domestic life in shambles and his career heading towards disaster, Bernard needs to prove his re­liability. And he know Stinnes already: Bernard had been interrogated by him in East Berlin. But now, Bernard risks being entangled in a lethal web of old loyalties and old betrayals.

This fascinating journey through Mexico’s history, from its amazing pre-Hispanic past to the end of the 20th century, will reveal more surprises than the listener can imagine. In the words of the self-proclaimed Mexican singer Chavela Vargas, “Mexico has magic. I looked for that magic, and I found it there.”

MAYA BLUE: A Memoir of Survival is Working Girl meets Taken, a true story of love, cocaine, abduction, and survival, and in the end, Brenda Coffee is the last one standing. Recipient of the coveted Kirkus starred review and nominated for the prestigious 2025 Kirkus Prize, MAYA BLUE is a memoir that reads like a thriller, a compelling, fast-paced story that underscores the power of our voice. "It was a fairy tale until it wasn't... " For a long time, that's what successful businesswoman Brenda Coffee told herself whenever she dared to look back on her twenties and thirties.

Esta obra resulta en un gran medio para conocer las transformaciones del hombre dentro del contexto de un país como México. Pensar en la historia de este territorio da cabida a los períodos indígeno, colonial, e independiente que la conforman y dan pie al entendimiento de un vasto conjunto de sucesos que develan el desarrollo histórico de la nación mexicana, desde el origen de sus primeros pobladores hasta nuestros días.

Los mayas crearon una sociedad asombrosa, llena de sorpresas que nos mantienen adivinando cómo llegó a ser este pueblo y por qué - exactamente - cayó su civilización. Abundan las teorías, los descubrimientos arqueológicos nos dejan perplejos e inspirados, pero una cosa es cierta: ¡su historia se parece mucho más a nuestro pasado reciente de lo que jamás nos hubiéramos imaginado! Acompáñenos a profundizar en la historia de los mayas, descubriendo historias, hechos y teorías sobre esta importante - aunque desconcertante - sociedad:

Central and South America were full of great civilizations. This book discusses five of the most famous: the Olmecs, Toltecs, Aztecs, Incas, and Maya. These civilizations first showed up in Central and South America over 1,000 years ago, and some descendants of these tribes are still living in these regions today!

Chi sono i Maya? Cosa realmente si sa della loro civiltà davvero unica che per molti aspetti è ancora avvolta nel mistero? Furono un popolo organizzato in classi sociali, combattivo, con conoscenze scientifiche avanzate dal punto di vista matematico e in particolare astronomico. Conoscevano l'arte divinatoria e con i loro famosi calendari di pietra erano in grado di prevedere eventi futuri. Gli avvenimenti predetti e documentati che poi sono realmente accaduti, sono numerosissimi.

If you want to discover the captivating history of Mesoamerica, then check out this four-in-one audiobook. You'll learn all about the Olmec, Zapotec, Mayan, and Aztec people.

Precursors to the Aztecs (amazing in their own right), the Toltec people were the pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilization honored for their artisanship and tactile warfare - considered so fierce and respectable that the Aztecs claimed descendancy from them! How did this empire come to be regarded as the apex of culture, sophistication, and civilization? Why did the Aztecs overtake them, and how? And…which came first: the Mayans, the Toltecs, or the Aztecs? Explore these questions and more as you step into amazing architectural sites in Indiana Jones-eque style.

Are the Mayans still around? What is the importance of Chichen Itza’s discovery? How did this mighty civilization fall? If you want answers to these intriguing questions, then pay attention....

Explore the mesmerizing origins of the Aztecs, discover how a wandering desert tribe came to rule much of present-day Mexico, and investigate the spectacular–albeit somewhat depraved–culture that set their civilization apart.

In this comprehensive survey, updated for this new edition, Henderson explores the entire Maya cultural tradition, from the earliest traces of settlement through the period of the Spanish conquest in the 16th century. His wide-ranging account treats diverse aspects of the Maya world, from religion and philosophy to the environments of the various Maya peoples, using deciphered Maya texts to reconstruct the ancient societies.

Célebres mayistas como Sylvanus G. Morley y Eric S. Thompson defendieron la idea de que los mayas, a diferencia de otros pueblos mesoamericanos, habían sido un pueblo eminentemente pacífico, gobernado por hombres sabios y espirituales, filósofos que pasaban su tiempo observando los astros y realizando rituales sagrados en centros ceremoniales como Tikal o Palenque, en los que el sacrificio humano no existía o, si acaso, era una práctica excepcional. Pero ¿esto fue realmente así?

In this new Captivating History audiobook, you will discover amazing little-known facts about the Mayans as well as the truth about their remarkable history.

Cuatro manuscritos completos en un audiolibro: Olmecas, Civilización Zapoteca, Historia Maya y La Historia Azteca. Usted aprenderá acerca de: Hallazgos revolucionarios proporcionados por técnicas modernas de investigación arqueológica, el Pueblo de las Nubes y sus dominios, quiénes eran los Olmecas y de dónde vinieron, el Valle de Oaxaca, la civilización Maya y su ubicación, la verdad sobre quiénes eran realmente los Aztecas, y mucho mas! ¡Obtenga el audiolibro ahora para conocer más sobre la historia de Mesoamérica!

Das erste Volk, dem es gelang, sich zu einer Kultur zu entwickeln, waren die Olmeken. Aber warum sind sie bisher relativ unbekannt geblieben, versteckt in den langen, dunklen Korridoren der vergessenen Geschichte? Die Wahrheit ist, dass nur wenige Historiker bereit sind, sich der Aufgabe zu stellen, die wahre Geschichte der Olmeken zu entschlüsseln. Vier faszinierende Manuskripte in einem Buch: Die Olmeken, Die Kultur der Zapoteken, Die Geschichte der Maya, Geschichte der Azteken.

Die Kultur der Maya ist aber natürlich sehr viel facettenreicher als ein Missverständnis um die Deutung ihres Kalenders. Wie Sie sehen werden, handelt es sich bei den Maya um eine der wichtigsten und einflussreichsten Zivilisationen Mesoamerikas. Die Maya machten nicht nur Errungenschaften auf dem Gebiet der Astronomie, sie erzielten auch bahnbrechende Leistungen in der Landwirtschaft, der Ingenieurkunst und der Kommunikation. Kaufen Sie dieses Buch jetzt und erfahren Sie mehr über die Geschichte der Maya!

En la última década o dos, ha habido un aumento de interés en la historia maya. Esto fue en parte alimentado por la mítica predicción maya del fin del mundo en 2012, que por un corto período de tiempo puso a esta civilización bajo la atención de los medios de comunicación. Pero hay mucho más en su cultura que la idea errónea común sobre su calendario.