All the musical instruments used date back to pre-Hispanic times.    From Wordnik.com.  [Did You Know? Quetzal Dancers in Puebla, Mexico] Reference

And that's without visiting a single museum or palace or pre-Hispanic ruin.    From Wordnik.com.  [What Happened to Mexico City?] Reference

The workshop has been a very important activity in this area since pre-Hispanic times.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Meseta Purepecha] Reference

Jacobo Ángeles: A rich wood-carving tradition in Oaxaca, dating to pre-Hispanic times.    From Wordnik.com.  [Arts and Culture - Index Page] Reference

Since pre-Hispanic times, salt has been extracted from these waters for healing purposes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Taking the "waters" in Mexico] Reference

Mound 14 shows the superimposition between the pre-Hispanic settlement and the modern one.    From Wordnik.com.  [Introduction « Interactive Dig El Carrizal – Rescuing a Mesoamerican Site] Reference

In Mexico, the jaguar has been a popular mythological creature dating to pre-Hispanic times.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Mexico, the jaguar has been a popular mythological creature dating to pre-Hispanic times. Its importance continues to date, with whimsical contemporary representations. © Alan Goodin 2007] Reference

Some studies consider the "troje" the intersecting point between pre-Hispanic and colonial life.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Meseta Purepecha] Reference

Natalia working on a mound, filling a special form that we used for each pre-Hispanic structure.    From Wordnik.com.  [Extracts from Natalia’s Diary « Interactive Dig El Carrizal – Rescuing a Mesoamerican Site] Reference

The pre-Hispanic inhabitants flourished in part because of the natural resources found in Michoacan.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Cuisine of Michoacán: Mexican Soul Food] Reference

Now I went up to where she stood behind the counter, polishing a replica of a pre-Hispanic figurine.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Legend of the Slain Soldiers]

One of the best-preserved examples of pre-Hispanic American architecture, it's a World Heritage Site.    From Wordnik.com.  [Comes With Desert] Reference

We rented bicycles for 20 pesos and had a blast riding along the scabes (pre-Hispanic raised causeways).    From Wordnik.com.  [Touring the Yucatán by motorcycle] Reference

This "small pre-Hispanic alter" will be placed under plexiglass in what will be the store's parking lot.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Walmart Where Men Became Gods] Reference

Ajolote: salamander, a pre-Hispanic food still eaten in the lake regions of central and southern México.    From Wordnik.com.  [Culinary guide to Mexican fish and shellfish: Las delicias del mar I] Reference

It includes both idigenous plants used since pre-Hispanic times and herbs that arrived after the conquest.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Culinary Guide to Mexican Herbs: Las Hierbas de Cocina] Reference

From July 14 to 16, Oaxacans celebrated an annual tradition dating to pre-Hispanic times, the Guelaguetza.    From Wordnik.com.  [Shall We Dance? 500 Years of Genocide in Mexico] Reference

But it did exercise an almost absolute power based on precedents drawn from Spanish and pre-Hispanic culture.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Memory of Octavio Paz (1914–1998)] Reference

The indigenous people of pre-Hispanic Mexico did not have domesticated pigs, and had an aversion to animal fat.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Guide to Mexican Butcher Shops Part II: Pork and Lamb] Reference

A large number of site containing extensive examples of pre-Hispanic rock art have been identified in the area.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ischigualasto-Talampaya, Argentina] Reference

Each year, crowds flock to the pre-Hispanic Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacan, 48 kilometers north of Mexico City.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 24, 2002] Reference

The main part of the pre-Hispanic settlement consists of a number of mounds dispersed in an area of 400 x 300 meters.    From Wordnik.com.  [Introduction « Interactive Dig El Carrizal – Rescuing a Mesoamerican Site] Reference

El Niño continued to batter Peru, wiping out the Moche and Lambayeque pre-Hispanic civilizations a thousand years ago.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nikolas Kozloff: Alternative Climate Summit, Machu Picchu, and El Niño: Destroyer of Civilizations] Reference

But pouring substances like grape juice and oil over statues does not figure in most historical accounts of pre-Hispanic religions.    From Wordnik.com.  [Early nominees for A-hole of the year] Reference

A haute cuisine dish with pre-Hispanic origins which consists of atole - a thick grumade from ground corn - powdered shrimp and chile.    From Wordnik.com.  [The cuisine of Nayarit] Reference

Although the myth originated with the Mayans, ideas spread from one region to another in pre-Hispanic times through itinerant traders.    From Wordnik.com.  [Celebrating the Days of the Dead: The Heart Speaks Clearly in Michoacán] Reference

We also take into account others that Mesoamerican archaeologists might have been able to recognize its use during pre-Hispanic times.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Analysis Begins « Interactive Dig El Carrizal – Rescuing a Mesoamerican Site] Reference

Located an hour or two away from Cancun, they are surrounded by lowland jungle with trails and narrow pre-Hispanic roads for exploring.    From Wordnik.com.  [Beyond spring break: Cancun has something for everyone] Reference

The celebrations include elements from pre-Hispanic as well as Catholic traditions and are rooted in the very land that the route crosses.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Pre-hispanic, The Colonial, The Royal Roads Of Morelos And Puebla] Reference

The lake's more than a dozen communities of highlands Maya have cultivated corn and beans along the craggy shores since pre-Hispanic times.    From Wordnik.com.  [On a Guatemalan Lake, Luxury Meets Tradition] Reference

I visited Xalapa recently and was excited about the prospect of finally being able to look at these pre-Hispanic pieces in their three dimensional reality.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Xalapa Museum, a walk back in time] Reference

These were significant sources of calcium and protein in pre-Hispanic times, when they were boiled, rolled in tortillas and eaten with chile as they are today.    From Wordnik.com.  [Culinary guide to Mexican fish and shellfish: Las delicias del mar I] Reference

To the northwest of the state the Paquime ruins stand as mute witness to our rich ancestry and great pre-Hispanic culture that flourished here, about 900 years ago.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chihuahua] Reference