Category Archives: Other blogs

National Geographic covers David Stuart and Palenque

Posted on 22/08/2011 by judugrovee

Anyone who didn’t find his way to the YouTube-Video of National Geographic Live! – “Palenque and the Ancient Maya World” definitely needs to go there right now. It’s a 40-minute video with lectures of George and David Stuart. You might … Continue reading →

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Stunning pictures of indigenous beauty queens of Guatemala

Posted on 19/08/2011 by judugrovee

Rodrigo Abd, Argentinian photoprapher for Associated Press, recently went to Guatemala and took pictures there of candidates for the title of National Indigenous Queen of Guatemala. Myles Little of Time Magazine has a very interesting short article about it. The … Continue reading →

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The Big Picture covers Mixteca

Posted on 28/06/2011 by judugrovee

The Big picture of boston.com covers the Mixteca region today, especially the little town San Miguel Cuevas. The Mixteca region, which covers parts of the Mexican states Guerrero, Oaxaca and Puebla, has been hit hard by emigration to the USA. … Continue reading →

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Get a deeper understanding of the relationship of Maximilian and Benito… with a comic

Posted on 10/06/2011 by judugrovee

Via Reddit, I stumbled upon a funny comic that tries to give a deeper understanding of the difficult relationship between Maximilian I. (covered here and just yesterday here) and Benito Juarez (covered here). The historical authenticity might not be the … Continue reading →

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More on the last emperor of Mexico

Posted on 09/06/2011 by judugrovee

Do you remember our blog post about the last emperor of Mexico? Alright, now you do and we can continue. My good friend Dr. Beach over at Beachcombing’s Bizarre History Blog presented some other details and outstanding pictures of Maximilian’s … Continue reading →

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