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Aztec Codices and Geological Enigmas of Mexico
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- 1. Term for flowering process, important in agave cultivation for spirits
- 2. Small rural settlement often found in northern Mexico
- 4. Aztec capital built on a lake, now Mexico City’s archaeological root
- 5. Pre-Aztec city famed for its Pyramid of the Sun
- 7. State whose name is shared with a tiny canine breed
- 10. Colonial nun and Mexican Baroque poetess, Juana Inés de ___
- 14. Cardinal direction corresponding to the vibrant region bordering Texas
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- 3. Pacific coast state known for its banda music and agrarian economy
- 6. Hill and park site of imperial palace and historic battles in Mexico City
- 8. Capital city named for ‘grasshopper’ in Nahuatl, site of insurgency
- 9. Psychotropic alkaloid sourced from a cactus native to Mexican deserts
- 11. Nahuatl name for the ‘white mountain’, a volcanic giant near Mexico City
- 12. Classical language of the Aztec empire still spoken today
- 13. Volcanic glass prized by Mesoamerican cultures for cutting tools