Mesoamerica


The Maya (Ancient Peoples & Places)
Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs
The Popol Vuh
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
An Illustrated Dictionary of the Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya
Gods of Jade and Shadow
The Lost City of the Monkey God
Mexico: From the Olmecs to the Aztecs
The Art of Mesoamerica: From Olmec to Aztec
The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico
A Forest of Kings: The Untold Story of the Ancient Maya
The Aztecs
When Montezuma Met Cortés: The True Story of the Meeting that Changed History
Aztec Thought and Culture (The Civilization of the American Indian Series) (Volume 67)
The Blood of Kings: Dynasty and Ritual in Maya Art
Achilles vs. Mecha-Hector by Jesse Beeson TateBronze Summer by Stephen BaxterThebes of the Hundred Gates by Robert Silverberg
Bronzepunk
3 books — 1 voter

1491 by Charles C. MannPopol Vuh by AnonymousBreaking the Maya Code by Michael D. CoeThe Maya by Michael D. CoeThe Aztecs by Richard F. Townsend
Mesoamerica
134 books — 40 voters

The Kaleidoscope by Adrian MendozaThe Last Days of the Incas by Kim MacQuarrieThanks to Life by Ericka Kim VerbaSilence on the Mountain by Daniel WilkinsonI, Rigoberta Menchú by Rigoberta Menchú
Latin American Studies
256 books — 36 voters
Conquist by Dirk StrasserGods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-GarciaAztec by Gary JenningsThe Highlander by Zoe SaadiaServant of the Underworld by Aliette de Bodard
Aztec, Maya & Inca - Fiction
144 books — 112 voters

Bernal Díaz del Castillo
Some readers who have visited New Spain, and other interested persons who have not, may be aware that Mexico was a very large city, built in the water like Venice, and governed by a great prince called Montezuma, who was a king of many neighbouring lands and ruled over the whole of New Spain, which is a country twice the size of out own.
Bernal Díaz del Castillo, The Conquest of New Spain

Bernal Díaz del Castillo
And as we came among the houses we saw how large a town it was, larger than any we had yet seen, and were fll of admiration. It was so green with vegetation that it looked like a garden; and its streets were so full of men and women who had some out to see us that we gave thanks to God for the discovery of such a country.
Bernal Díaz del Castillo, The Conquest of New Spain

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