Maya people

The Aztec priest were called 'tlamacazui' the 'Giver'. The priests main role was to give the deity's their appropriate offerings by leading sacrifices and rituals in their honor. Due to the importance of religion in the Aztec civilization, priests were regarded and respected like that of nobility and considered part of that society. Priest(s) were required to live an exemplary lives, and were responsible for fasting and paying penance. * Aztec priests.

Maya Men

mayan woman

Maya Makeup

Description From the Maya Highlands (Guatemala) a K'iche Ajpop (ruler) equivalent to the Ahau or the Halach Uinic of the Yucatan (Maya Lowlands). Their lords were said to favor red and blue colors and they decorated them with threads of gold and silver. The K'iche prince, Tecum Uman was said to wear a triple crown of gold, emeralds and diamonds when he confronted Tunatiuh (Pedro de Alvarado). Reconstructed from the above descriptions ^, the Lienzo de Tlaxcala, remains from the Cawek Palace…

Mayan Dancer Representing Jaguar in Pre-Hispanic Mayan Culture. Xcaret, Riviera Maya, Yucatan, Mexico.

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For the Maya, their politically and economically generated warfare was further exacerbated by the need to procure 'captives', who could be sacrificed on the summits of their 'pyramids' - and this situation eventually developed into endless and pointless warfare between the numerous 'city states'.

Maya woman performing in Mayan culture show "Los Rostros de Ek chuah" at Xcaret park, Riviera Maya, Mexico by Greg Vaughn

Malinche is still considered by many a traitor who helped Hernán Cortés and the conquistadors end with the Aztec civilization. But was she really?