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of special feathers from tropical birds, jade, and chocolate. As far as Teotihuacan was concerned, it was the land of milk and honey," stated Houston. "Everyone knows what happened to the Aztec ...

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It closely resembles other depictions of a deity dubbed the 'Storm God' in central Mexico ... "Everyone knows what happened to the Aztec civilization after the Spanish arrived," Houston said.