bearing the mesmerizingly horrific likeness of the earth goddess Tlaltecuhtli (pronounced tlal-TEK-tli)—the symbol of the Aztec life and death cycle, squatting to give birth while drinking her ...

Chalchiuhtlicue, which means “She Who Wears a Jade Skirt,” was the Aztec goddess of rivers ... of your enemies to drink and feed the earth, Tlaltecuhtli, with the bodies of your enemies.” ...

In 2006, a huge monolith of the Aztec earth goddess was found nearby with an inscription corresponding to the year 1502, which is when the empire's greatest ruler and the last of the brothers ...

When cultures were still developing irrigation systems and large-scale agriculture, rain was essential for their survival. What happens when the rain stops? For the Aztec community in the Basin of ...