Today's Maya date is: 13.0.6.10.9 - 2370 days into the new cycle!

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Welcome to the Maya at Mexicolore!

Mexicolore is a small, specialist, independent, artefact-based teaching team providing in-school visits and teaching resources on Mexico, the Mexica (Aztecs) and the Maya, based in London. Since 1980 our Living History teams have made over 3,000 visits to schools and museums throughout England.

We have 39 years of experience of using artefacts, costumes, music, dance, drama, audio-visual media and other resources to bring the cultures of ancient Mexico (and Mesoamerica in general) to life, enriching the history curriculum in school halls, museums, arts centres, galleries and many other venues. Whilst our main work has for many years focused on the Aztecs, since September 2014 the Maya now share the stage...

’Thank you very much for the amazing workshop that you ran today. Our pupils were full of energy and enthusiasim when they came in for lunch and we know that this came from your very knowedgable and passionate delivery’ (Lead Yr 6 teacher, Purbrook Junior School, Hants. September 2018).

We review one of the latest kids’ books on the Maya,

Incas and Aztecs from Dorling Kindersley

What were the main ingredients

in Aztec and Maya chocolate?

RESOURCE: Animated graphic

‘The Boys In The Bonampak Band’

‘Scribes were held in the highest

esteem among the ancient Maya’

Only four ancient Maya codices

are known to exist today...

We review ‘Back2Front The Maya’

from Wildgoose Education Ltd.

Many who live in cacao-growing regions

still prefer drinks based on ancient recipes

Why did no-one until recently think

the ancient Maya had markets...?

RESOURCE: (ancient) Maya markets

and what we know about them...

RESOURCES: Videos on the creation story

and the ancient ritual ballgame