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In an attempt to explain the seemingly impossible feats of the pyramid-building Indians of pre-Columbian South America, the author theorizes that giants from space inspired the Incas, Mayas, and Aztecs to civilization

"The three Monsterteers are off on a vacation to Mexico, where they join an archeological excavation of an abandoned--and haunted--Mayan pyramid."--

A Zapotec village chief named One Earthquake is murdered by his enemies, who then carve the gruesome image of his death on a huge stone slab and place it in their temple as a warning to others. An Inca official selects young village girls to be raised in the distant House of the Chosen Women, where they will spend the rest of their childhoods learning traditional arts in complete seclusion. A Spanish priest named Bernardino Sahagún recounts the development...

Explores the culture, science and history of the Mayans. Discusses their work with architecture, math, calendrics, writing systems, and buildings.

Tours the excavation site of the Great Temple of the Aztec civilization in Mexico City, providing an overview of Aztec culture, history, and religion.