Part of these rituals were to sacrifice children who were personifications of tlaloques, or helpers to the god Tlaloc as the god distributed rain across the Earth. Tlaloques carried large ...

Tlaloc, the god of rain and fertility, was one of the most important deities in their pantheon. In his honor, offerings and rituals were performed in hopes of ensuring rainfall and, thereby, ...

When cultures were still developing irrigation systems and large-scale agriculture, rain was essential for their survival. What happens when the rain stops? For the Aztec community in the Basin of ...

The Mexican National College presents new findings on the 15th-century climate crisis that led to the sacrifice of 42 children in the hope of bringing rain ...

In honor of Tlaloc, offerings and rituals were performed to ensure rainfall and successful harvests. López Luján highlighted ...