Lessons from Volume 4:

Xochimilco -In southern Mexico City, a gritty working-class neighborhood gives way to the famous canals of Xochimilco, the last remnants of a vast water transport system built by the Aztecs. Color fulgondola-like boat stake visitors on cruises while food vendors, artisans and mariachi bands float past. The atmosphere is festive, especially on weekends. Tourists can also visit the eerie, purportedly haunted Island of theDolls.

Island of the Dolls - located in the channels of XOCHIMILCO, south of the center of MEXICO very close to the Estadio Azteca football stadium, is a chinampa of the Laguna de Teshuilo and one of the main attractions of the channels.

Broken and deteriorated dolls of various styles and colors are found throughout the island, originally placed by the former owner of the island, Julián Santana Barrera. Julián believed that dolls helped to chase away the spirit of a girl drowned years ago. Santana drowned as well in the same place in 2001.

Quetzalcoatl –The Feathered Serpent was a prominent supernatural entity or deity, found in many Mesoamerican religions. It was called Quetzalcoatl among the Aztecs, Kukulkan among the Yucatec Maya, and Q'uq'umatz and Tohil among the K'iche' Maya

Lucha Libre - is the term used in Mexico forwretling. Since its introduction to Mexico in the early 20th century, it has developed into a unique form of the genre, characterized by colorfulmasks, rapid sequences of holds and maneuvers, as well ashigh-flying manuevers, some of which have been adopted in theUnited Statesand elsewhere. The wearing of masks has developed special significance, and matches are sometimes contested in which the loser must permanently remove his mask, which is a wager with a high degree of weight attached.Tag TEAM wrestling is especially prevalent in lucha libre, particularly matches with three-member teams, called trios.

Golem- In Jewish folklore, a golem is an animated anthropomorphic being that is magically created entirely from inanimate matter. The word was used to mean an amorphous, unformed material in Psalms and medieval writing. The most famous golem narrative involves Judah Loew ben Bezalel, the late-16th-century rabbi of Prague.

Ahide– Aztec Word meaning God of the Wind.

Xochitl-Aztec Word meaning Flower.