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The Many Styles and Influences of Maya Architecture

September 30, 2024 0

The Maya are renowned for many achievements, but arguably their most enduring legacy is the remains of their architectural feats. Most folks associate Maya architecture with temples and pyramids, but ballcourts, astronomical observatories and elite residential palaces are often just as impressive. When we throw around the term Maya architecture, [……]

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Chili with Noche Buena Beer

September 30, 2024 0

Look at this picture and tell me you don’t want to make it right NOW! Chili Recipe with Noche Buena Beer Ingredients: 1.5 lbs ground beef or beef chunks 2 dried guajillo chilies 2 dried ancho chilies 1 bottle (355 ml) Noche Buena beer 1 cup beef broth 1 medium [……]

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Ichkabal Ruins Open To Public

September 30, 2024 0

In September, archeologists wrapped up conservation efforts at the massive Ichkabal ruins near Tulum and opened the ancient Mayan site to the public.   Surrounded by lush rainforests and dense vegetation, Ichkabal is a both a magnificent historical gem as well as a beautiful eco-hotspot, with hundreds of animal and plant species populating [……]

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Sunday Puzzle: Br-ing It On

September 30, 2024 0

The Weekly Quiz From NPR Puzzlemaster Will Shortz https://www.npr.org/2021/11/28/1059517658/sunday-puzzle-br-ing-it-on On-air challenge: Every answer today is a word, name, or phrase in which the only consonants are B and R, repeated as often as necessary. All the other letters are vowels.                      [……]

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Where in the World Are They?

September 30, 2024 0

Test yourself on the international settings of these novels:    1 of 5  Orhan Pamuk’s 2009 novel The Museum of Innocence, takes place in the 1970s and 1980s and is about a wealthy man’s intense romantic love for a young woman who works in a shop. The book is set [……]

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Will This Jalapeño Be Spicy?

August 31, 2024 1

There is only one foolproof way to know how spicy a jalapeño is: ¡take a bite! You don’t want to buy a jalapeño chile that lacks in heat so much that it may as well be a bell pepper.  On the other hand, you don’t want one that is so [……]

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Hieroglyphs Discovered at Cobá

August 31, 2024 0

The discovery of an extensive stone panel including 123 Maya hieroglyphs sheds light on previously unknown details about the ancient city of Cobá in Quintana Roo.  The unprecedented find  was made roughly 500 ft. from the Nohoch Mul, Cobá’s largest pyramid. The ancient stones tell of a previously unknown ruler of [……]