An encyclopedic collaboration between award-winning Mexican American scholar Ilan Stavans and illustrator Eko, A Pre-Columbian Bestiary features lively and informative descriptions of forty-six religious, mythical, and imaginary Creatures from the Nahua, Aztec, Maya, Tabasco, Inca, Aymara, and other cultures of Latin America.
From the siren-like Acuecu yotl and the water animal Chaac to the class-conscious Oc and the god of light and darkness X lotl, the m.
An encyclopedic collaboration between award-winning Mexican American scholar Ilan Stavans and illustrator Eko, A Pre-Columbian Bestiary features lively and informative descriptions of forty-six religious, mythical, and imaginary Creatures from the Nahua, Aztec, Maya, Tabasco, Inca, Aymara, and other cultures of Latin America