Treasures of the Aztecs, Inca & Other Mesoamericans

Andrew Whitfield has a PhD in modern history and a particular interest in historical travel. His work brings historical personalities to life by exploring the locations where significant events took place. Andrew has spent many years living in Mexico researching Mesoamerican sites, the Aztec empire, and the leadership of Montezuma II and his Spanish rival, Hernán Cortés. He has also produced a definitive guide to the Conquest of Mexico, 1519-21, in the footsteps of Cortés. Dr Whitfield’s wish is to inspire a new generation to learn the value and enjoyment of history through purposeful travel. He holds a PhD in Ciencias Sociales y Humanas from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogota. Richard McColl is a freelance foreign correspondent based in Colombia. His work has been published in the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, the BBC, Foreign Policy and the Globe and Mail, amongst other publications. He routinely appears on international news broadcasts to speak about Colombia. In 2023, he opened Fuller Vigil, a boutique editorial company, to publish independent literature about Colombia and the region.

Contents includes: MAYAN EMPIRE Censer, Seated King Double whistle Edzna complex Head of a Rain God Pottery rattle Temple of the Bearded Man (Templo del Hombre Barbado) Tripod plate with mythological scene LAMBAYEQUE Beaker with figure displaying a shell Crown Funerary mask Tapestry fragment with plumed figure Earflare Bottle with mythic figure Woven fragment Textile fragment TOLTEC EMPIRE Ceramic head vessel Pendant Warriors Eagle relief Mold for female figure Magnolia vase Chahk Head of a rain god Seated deity (Macuilcoatl) INCA EMPIRE Checkerboard tunic Double bowl Female figurine Ornamented knife (tumi) Paccha (ritual vessel) Vessel, hand with kero Tunic with diamond band Kero Eight-pointed star tunic Serpent ornament Male figurine Tupu (pin) Tunic Camelid figurine AZTEC EMPIRE Bell, head Drum (Teponaztli) Feathered serpent head in Templo Mayo Maize deity (Chicomecoatl) Moon pyramids Pyramid of the sun Quetzalcoatl Serpent labret with articulated tongue Vulture vessel Water deity (Chalchiuhtlicue)