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Aztec Beauty by Acolnahuacatzin ShieldJaguar

Llama Farm by Apo Mayta Huacac

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This month our featured resident is Acolnahuacatzin ShieldJaguar. Hood builder, property owner, group leader of Anahuac and Calakmul, Acol is a most valuable contributor to the Americas. Be sure to visit his Caltzintli, where you can learn more aboout his historical namesake.

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Puerto Rico has a most interesting history and culture. Drop by Boriken to learn more about this island in the Caribbean.

Coming in March!

To celebrate the coming of the spring, we have decided to have a couple of days of fun in March, 5-7. As part of it, we're having a photo matching game. Photos of AWers will be posted with clues, and then we have to try and guess who's who. If you have ideas for more events or want to "reveal" yourself in photoform, contact the Americas scribes...

Hellas is looking for an American ambassador. It appears that you would get your own place on their Embassy Square. If you're interested, Apply Within

Flying cuys? Whazzat?? Find out at the Inca thread on the main Americas boards

Have you seen Mel Gibson's new film Apocolypto? Come tell us what you think of it on the Maya boards!

Be sure to check out Chocolate Roca's Goofy Calendar 2007 or the Elegant Calendar, especially if you are a chocoholic!




The Michinpaqui Trivia Game looks like fun. Do stop by and give it a try! While you're there, check out the menu in the Three Rabbits. I recommend Huitzilopochtli's Favorite and Purple Rain.

Interested in 3D graphic creation? Stop by Virtual Archaeology and visit the Freebies thread where three new proggies are previewed.

Visit the Museum of the Americas to explore the indigenous cultures of the Americas. Moonbeam Morningstar has recently left us a link to the wonderful Museum of the Cherokee.




Do you feel a creative itch? If so, why not create a plaque for your favorite district? You can see an excellent example by Acolnahuacatzin ShieldJaguar on the left. If/when you got a plaque ready, please post it at the Americas Neighborhood Project-thread, and the scribes will add it to the appropriate district-page.

The La Venta district in the Highlands of Meso America has recently opened for settlement. Most ably built by Acolnahuacatzin ShieldJaguar, La Venta is an Olmec site and already boasts two residents!

There are lots of people building homes in the cold far north, in the Land of the Aurora Borealis. If you've a craving a caribou hunt or to want to do some fishing, then this is the neighborhood for you. Do bring a coat though.

But perhaps you're looking for someplace a bit warmer? Then visit the thriving community in Tianguez, located in South America's Antisuyu, a market town associated with Quito, the capital of modern Ecuador.




Our annual Fiesta Chocolate was celebrated again, this time on 22-23 Dec. Menu of events included The Chocolate Tour by Apo Mayta Huacac, Chocolate Roca and Julilla Sempronius, Akatena Sequoyah's Chocolate Quiz II, Aynara Morningstar's Design A Cacao Pod (design by Aelfwine Scylding on the right) and Fortune bonbons and also a breakout in chococolate. Despite [desperate] tauntings made by yours truly, the Horsechicks didn't show up... but still a lot of people showed up at the chocolate high Party at the Blue Macaw, thanks to the great VJ'ing of Mad Jack Pacal. Also, the Fiesta Chocolate had the pleasure to reveal the great new calendars for the New Year, by Chocolate Roca.




Virginia Native resurrects dead language
- A member of the Mattaponi tribe in Virginia is working to recreate his tribe's native language, which has not been spoken in over 200 years. (posted by Julilla Sempronius)

Natives' 'sacred' cave destroyed
- Developers at Bear Mountain [Canada] committing cultural genocide, aboriginal leaders charge

Area acheologists help kids dig the past
- The Susquehanna River [Pennsylvania] Archeological Center for Native Indian Studies (SRAC) is developing educational materials to get kids excited about learning about the Native Americans who lived locally.

Ancient skull unearthed in New York state
- A human skull was found at the site of the old James Hotel in Water Mill [Suffolk County, New York], indicating that the land may contain an ancient Native American burial ground.

Fears for Machu Picchu as mayor builds easy-access bridge
- A Peruvian mayor has built a bridge, opened at the end of December, leading to Machu Picchu, Peru's Inca citadel, despite warnings it will wreck the archaeological gem and open a route for drug smugglers.

Amazon River Flowed Backwards in Ancient Times
- A new study finds, that instead of its eastern direction, the Amazon River has also flowed from east-to-west and, for a time, in both directions at once.