As we look at 4 preColumbian American cities, I don't know whether to be more impressed with the the architecture or the landscaping. Probably both.
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Quetzalcoatl ( • Miscellaneous Myths: Quetzalcoatl )
Huitzilopotchli ( • Miscellaneous Myths: Huitzilopochtli )
ElDorado ( • Legends Summarized: El Dorado )
Pele ( • Miscellaneous Myths: Pele )
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Timestamps:
0:00 1:03 — Teotihuacan
1:03 2:04 — Tikal
2:04 3:00 — Tenochtitlan
3:00 4:08 — Cusco
4:08 5:20 — Conclusion
SOURCES & Further Reading: "The Great Cities in History" by John Julius Norwich, The Great Courses lectures "The Great City of Teotihuacan" and "Tikal Aspiring Capital of the Maya World" and "The Aztec Capital of Tenochtitlan" from lecture series "Maya to Aztec: Ancient Mesoamerica Revealed" by Edwin Barnhart, and "Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley" and "The Inca From Raiders to Empire" from lecture series "The Lost Worlds of South America" by Edwin Barnhart.
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