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Ancient cultures were the beginning.

Sculpted Stones

Their voices extinguished
As the fire
Hidden by night
Only to be put out
By the rains
And their steps
Almost erased like obscure
Pages of ancient codices"
                               Víctor Montejo

Poem taken from Glenn Welker’s website: http://www.indians.org/welker/mayamenu.htm

The literature of Mezoamerica began as an oral tradition.

Aztec myths	Mayan legends
Quetzalcoatl	Quetzalcoatl and other gods

History was also recorded on the walls of public buildings.

Aztec glyphs	Mayan glyphs
Mayan culture, oddities and games	Mayan syllable translation

The tradition of recording cultural history on public murals continues.

Diego Rivera

Los Angeles Murals

Descendents of the ancient cultures continue telling stories with courage and frankness.