| By late prehispanic times, the thorny oyster was distributed widely throughout the central Andes. |
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| The Inca road has been the iconic example of imperial infrastructure in the prehispanic Andes. |
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| We shall begin at the center of this megalopolis in front of some prehispanic constructions. |
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| Terraciano has a number of distinguished predecessors, among them Ronald Spores, who threw light on many aspects of prehispanic, colonial, and modern Mixtec affairs. |
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| Despite several decades of research focusing on prehispanic human ecology, debate continues over the impact of climatic and anthropogenic landscape change on human populations in Mesoamerica. |
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| The cacle, or huarache is a rare vestige of prehispanic garments and it is still used by Indians, mestizos, people in the big cities and foreigners. |
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| The sandal is of prehispanic origin, derived from the cactle or cactli. |
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| The enormous sculptured rock, dominating the town below, is a unique testimony to prehispanic traditions and beliefs, without parallel anywhere in the Americas. |
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| The Great Pyramid of Cholula, Tlachihualtepetl, is the largest prehispanic structure in the world in terms of volume. |
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| Visit the Casa Kójom, a museum displaying prehispanic musical instruments. |
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| The Chachapoyas region of northern Peru was home to one of the most elaborate, but little studied, traditions of residential architecture in the prehispanic Andes. |
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| Some scholars tend to classify the prehispanic Nicaraguans as marginal Mesoamericans, while others emphasize Nicaraguan originality and cultural independence. |
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