An area of low, wet ground, usually with reeds and grasses growing in it. A Mesoamerican civilization that reached from southern Mexico, through Guatemala, and into Belize. A geographical and cultural region that at the time of the Spanish conquest included much of what is now southern Mexico and Central America. The lower part of a tool used for grinding corn and other grains. The grain sits on the metate, and is ground by the mano rolling over it.
Predators stay away from mimics, thinking they are the poisonous animals they look like.
A family of birds native to North and South America, that can imitate the songs of other birds. A textile made by sewing layers of colored cloth together to form patterns. Montezuma died while he was imprisoned by the Spanish conquistador, Hernan Cortes, whose troops had reached Mexico in 1519. The tight wrapping and dry sands of the region prevented the bodies from decaying and they became mummies. The cloths used for this are sometimes called mantles .