PinnedKurly TlapoyawainIn KuauhtlahtoaThe Vocabulary of ConquestOmeteotl, Hunab Ku, and the battle for Indigenous soulsFeb 7, 2021Feb 7, 2021
Kurly TlapoyawaAn Aztec False FlagBack in the day when I was a young man living in Mexico City, I purchased a paperback book on the Zocalo that would have a huge influence…Oct 3Oct 3
Kurly TlapoyawaNight of The Comet (Burning Paradise Film Reviews)I was still a snot-nosed little twerp when I first saw the commercial for Night of the Comet playing on the living room TV. I remember…Jun 17, 2022Jun 17, 2022
Kurly TlapoyawaAn Immaculate DeceptionThe colonialist roots of La Virgen de GuadalupeFeb 15, 20213Feb 15, 20213
Kurly TlapoyawaCafé con Nawatl: A photograph of an actual MacuahuitlWhile doing research for the makwawitl (macuahuitl, macana) episode of my youtube series, I came across a lot of really interesting…Jan 28, 2021Jan 28, 2021
Kurly TlapoyawaCafé con Nawatl: Jicaras and drunken BunniesToday I want to talk about the word “jicara,” one of my favorite words in the Nawatl language. But before we get into that, I would like…Jan 9, 2021Jan 9, 2021
Kurly TlapoyawaCafé con Nawatl: The MetateWhat’s up, everybody? It’s your boy Kurly Tlapoyawa, the hardcore archaeologist, and I’m writing this from deep inside occupied Pueblo…Jan 3, 20211Jan 3, 20211
Kurly TlapoyawaThe Virgin of TepeyakA brief history of la Virgen de GuadalupeDec 5, 20203Dec 5, 20203
Kurly TlapoyawaExploring the Aztec feast of KecholliThe feast of Kecholli is named for the roseate spoonbill, a bird with resplendent pink feathers that migrated south into Mexico during the…Nov 30, 2020Nov 30, 2020
Kurly TlapoyawaExploring the Aztec feast of TepeilwitlThe twelfth month of the traditional Mexika calendar system is known as Tepeilwitl, “the Feast of the Mountains.” It is believed that the…Oct 28, 2020Oct 28, 2020