Descripción: FOR MORE GREAT DOCUMENTARIES GO TO POPPERSLIST.BLOGSPOT.COM Join leading scholars as they chart the Aztec empire's rise and fall in this authoritative profile of one of the world's most intriguing civilizations. The program examines how the society eventually dominated ancient America and how the Spanish vanquished the mighty Aztecs in a matter of months. Aztec influences on contemporary Mexico...

Descripción: An in depth exploration of the many regions, sights and sounds of Mexico. Dance, arts and crafts, religion and culture are explored and celebrated in this award winning production. From Baja to Oaxaca, Acapulco to Cozumel, Huichol Indians, to Aztec dancers, every facet of this fascinating country is covered. Entire DVD or VHS program (limited quantities) and extensive stock footage of Mexico av...

Descripción: An image history of The Aztec Empire from Tenochtitlan, with music composed by Ivan Carrillo.

Descripción: http:// docfilm.com -"The Eagle's Children" (38 min)- "La Danza de la Conquista del Gran Tenochtitlan", also known as "Los Concheros", "Danza Azteca", & "Danza Chichimeca", traces its origins to pre-Columbian Nahua ("Aztec") roots. Its adherents are organized into dance groups, each led by a "Capitan de Danza", whot obeys one of the "Generales" who head distinct lineages and claim to pass traditio...

Descripción: Mexican food is a style of food that originated in Mexico. Mexican cuisine is known for its intense and varied flavors, colorful decoration, and its variety of spices. Mexican gastronomy, in terms of diversity of appealing tastes and textures, is one of the richest in the world in proteins, vitamins, and minerals, though it is characterized by some as excessively spicy. When Spanish conquist...

Descripción: http:// docfilm.com - THE TREE OF LIFE (29 min) is the only complete film on the Volador (flyer) ritual of the Totonac Indians of Mexico. "Los Voladores" (the Flyers) is a 1500 year-old rite sacred to Quetzalcoatl, the Morning Star. From its origins on the Gulf coast of Mexico, the ritual spread throughout Mesoamerica: a special square was reserved for it in Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital, and...

Descripción: ttp:// docfilm.com - THE TREE OF LIFE (29 min) "Los Voladores" (the Flyers) is a 1500 year-old rite sacred to Quetzalcoatl, the Morning Star. From its origins on the Gulf coast of Mexico, the ritual spread throughout Mesoamerica: a special square was reserved for it in Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital, and a variant is still known among the Quiche' Maya in Guatemala. Today "Los Voladores" is...

Descripción: 1519. Cortés, accompagné de sept cent d’hommes, débarque sur les côtes mexicaines. Ayant appris l’existence de l’empire aztèque, il commence une lente progression vers Tenochtitlan où il est directement reçu par l’empereur Moctezuma. Ce dernier, au regard de nombreux signes, légitime de plus en plus l’invasion espagnole : elle correspond au retour du dieu Quetzalcoatl. Cortés s’impose alors aux ye...

Descripción: Tels des gardiens de la mémoire, ils dansent sur le sol, celui-la même qui autrefois, portait les pierres d'une des plus grande cité aztèque, La Grande Tenochtitlán. Aujourd'hui, ce sol porte celles du palais présidentiel. Un soir à Mexico, sur la place du Zocalo, nous sommes attirés par la résonance des tambours, les rythmes de la danse aztèque, les voix qui portent, l'odeur de l'encens. Ce so...

Descripción: Tenochtitlan gana su boleto para ir al Clasico del Caribe 2006 Obtenido de la página web clasicodecaribe.org