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Live stream event from Mexico, hosted by FREDO O.: Graduated Licensed Tour Guide, tourist journalist with 7 years of experience.
Summary
- The true philosophy behind human sacrifices and other rituals in Mesoamerica
- Worldview of Maya, Zapotec,Toltec and Aztec civilizations
- Blood rites in the ancient world: scarifications, piercings and body deformation
- Funeral rites and the symbology of the underworld as part of the afterlife
- Warfare practices and historical battles in Mesoamerica
- Ancient temples and sacred places for the main rituals and ceremonies
- Museum pieces that show the shocking practices in that era
- Use of ritual substances by the priests and leaders
- Social rules and punishments by disobeying the law
- The conquest of Mesoamerica and the extermination of the native peoples
- Live Q&A
- Contents suitable for children
Description
“Secrets of the Underworld” is a unique virtual tour that will take you on a journey through the bloody, magical, and culturally shocking social and ritual practices of Mesoamerica. During this tour, you will discover the complexity of pre-Hispanic societies and how these practices were part of their worldview. Many of these civilizations, such as the Zapotec, Maya, Toltec, and Aztec, believed that human sacrifice and other blood rites were necessary to maintain balance and harmony in the world.
On the tour, you will have the opportunity to know deeply about practices such as scarification, human sacrifice, deformation cradles, dental insertions, body deformations, ritual substance use, social punishments, funeral rites and warfare practices. In addition, you will have a detailed vision of how these practices are related to religion, politics and the economy of the time, as well as the philosophy of the duality of life and death.
We will visit some ancient temples and sacred sites of these civilizations, where these ceremonies commonly took place, we will also describe pieces rescued with archaeological work and currently exhibited in museums to have a reference and key examples of these ways of understanding the world.
By immersing yourself in the secrets of the underworld you will discover the true nature of pre-Hispanic societies. Reserve your place on this unique virtual tour and learn more about the ritual practices that marked Mesoamerica.
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Requirements
- PC, laptop, tablet or smartphone
- Stable internet connection
- This experience will use Zoom
PLEASE NOTE: since is a Free Event with high demand, if you don’t connect on first 10 mins from tour start, we reserve the rights to assign your reserved seat to someone else.
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Professional Tour Guide
Fredo O.
I'm Alfredo Olivares,. I studied diplomas in tourism journalism, travel agencies and receptive tourism. I've worked as tourist promoter and travel coordinator the last 7 years. Above all, the passion for my culture and the ancient civilisations has led me to share with the you the majesty and the drama behind the ruins of the most important archeological sites.
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