Maya and Aztec aficionados drank their chocolate bitter and spicy; sugar was unknown before the conquest. Even today, chocolate in the Yucatán may be flavored with paprika, annatto or even pepper.

The Maya's "Long Count" calendar denotes December 21, 2012, as the end of a 5,126-year era. The world as we know it ending on that date is unlikely, scholars say. Still, you have to wonder.

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Ancient Maya diet was mostly maize, squash, beans (the ‘Three Sisters,’) and chili peppers. Of these, maize was ...

How this guide is preserving Maya culture through food. In the wilderness of southern Belize, one man is on a mission to conserve and commemorate the ancient Maya way of life, including its ...

According to the Mayan calendar, the world will be ending on Dec. 21, 2012. One year from today marked the end of their “long count calendar,” but I’m hoping they just forgot to turn the page.

From hibiscus to peppers, these heritage foods are tasty and nutritious. Health Conditions Wellness ... “Cultural foods are different based on the individual,” says Maya Feller, ...

Legions of chocoholics would argue that the Maya's "food of the gods," made from the toasted, fermented seeds of the cacao tree, is the New World's greatest gift to civilization.

Ancient Maya diet was mostly maize, squash, beans (the ‘Three Sisters,’) and chili peppers. Of these, maize was most popular, and they ground it up and made tortilla s to wrap meat and beans in.