Ukumari Bride: The Bear’s Bride
Long ago, in the time when the boundary between the human world and the world of spirits was thin as morning mist, there lived
The Hummingbird and the Sun
Long ago, when the world was still new and the mountains were fresh with mist, the Sun looked down upon the earth and saw
The Hero Twins and the Lords of Death
In the earliest days, when the world was young and the stars were still being arranged in the sky, there lived two brothers named
The Fox and the Guinea Pig
Once, in the time when animals still spoke the language of men and walked the mountain paths as neighbors, there lived a fox named
Quetzalcóatl and the Gift of Maize to Humanity
In the time before light and learning, when the world was still young, humanity lived in hunger and shadow. The earth was barren, the
The Cave of Pacaritambo
Long before the great empire rose to dominate the Andes, before the terraced fields climbed the mountainsides like green staircases to heaven, before the
The Birth of Huitzilopochtli: The Sun Warrior
In the ancient city of Coatepec, the Serpent Hill, there lived Coatlicue, the great Earth Mother who gave life to gods and mortals alike.
The Legend of Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl: An Aztec Tale of Eternal Love
In the heart of ancient Anáhuac, the Valley of Mexico, where the lakes shimmered beneath a wide blue sky and the temples of Tenochtitlán
The Lake of the Sun and Moon
Before the Inca kings walked the earth, before the first fires burned in the valleys, before even the condor spread its wings across the
Celestial Love in the Incan
In the time when the stars still visited the earth and the boundary between heaven and the mortal world was as thin as morning
