MarÃa Lionza statue MarÃa Lionza is an indigenous Venezuelan religion that dates back to the 14th century...
Day: November 26, 2018
The shrinking of human heads was originally only practised by the Shuar people to trap the souls...
After the Caribbean was first colonised by Spain in the 15th century, a system of sugar planting...
Slaves loading rum barrels from Ten Views in the Island of Antigua (1823) by William Clark. Courtesy British Library/Wikipedia...
How colonists cloaked violence beneath a veneer of gentility and conquered peoples held to religion to preserve their...
Temple II, Tikal, Guatemala. The temple was used as a tomb, probably for the queen of Maya ruler Jasaw Chan K’awiil (r....