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The 168-ton Aztec god that brought a thunderstorm

When this colossal statue of Tlaloc moved to Mexico City in 1964, an unprecedented thunderstorm drenched the capital for days during the dry season. Coincidence or something more? The Monolith of ...
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Archeologists say a giant, ornate carving of an Aztec god recently unveiled in downtown Mexico City could be a massive headstone in honor of one of the civilization's last ...
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This important Aztec god embodied both the rising sun and the martial vigor needed to sustain it. Born fully armed atop the sacred Coatepec mountain, his daily triumph over darkness symbolized the sun ...
A giant temple to the Aztec god of the wind and a court where the Aztecs played a deadly ball game have been discovered in the heart of Mexico City. Archaeologists unveiled the rare finds Wednesday ...