Ancient America Speaks Filming Locations
Ancient America Speaks Filming Locations
Mexico City is the densely populated, high-altitude capital of Mexico. It's known for its Templo Mayor (a 13th-century Aztec temple), the baroque Catedral Metropolitana de México of the Spanish conquistadors and the Palacio Nacional, which houses historic murals by Diego Rivera. All of these are situated in and around the Plaza de la Constitución, the massive main square also known as the Zócalo.
Rural Xochicalco is an agricultural village beside the Zona Arqueológica de Xochicalco pre-Columbian ruins, to the southwest of Cuernavaca. Among the ruins are well-preserved pyramids, ball courts and an observatory, along with the Site Museum. Nearby, on the main road outside the village, are a handful of simple eateries serving regional cuisine, and El Rodeo, a peaceful lake popular for boating and fishing.
Ancient America Speaks (1974)
Archeological evidence from pre-Columbian America is compared with artifacts from the Mediterranean region. Visits are made to many historic sites in Mexico, Central & South America. Musical "pan" pipes are shown that are very similar from both areas. Fabric that is thousands of years old found in Peru is woven from fibers that come from a hybrid of new and old world cotton. A stone box found in Iran seems similar to the box described by Joseph Smith as holding golden plates (The Book of Mormon, found within a hillside in New York). Mayan paintings showing both light and dark people are compared to Book of Mormon writings describing two distinct peoples. A possible baptismal font is found in the ruins of ancient Peru. The explorer Cortez used to his advantage being mistaken for the white and bearded god Quetzalcoatl, who according to the Aztec people had promised to return one day, similar to the teachings of Christ.
