Vintage NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Magazine Vol.158 No. 6 December 1980 with SUPPLEMNET

A Vintage copy of NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Magazine Vol.158 No.6 December 1980

Featuring:

The Aztecs

Warriors, farmers, master builders, and poets, they honored their gods with human sacrifice and ritual cannibalism, ruled a mighty empire in Mexico, yet fell to a few bold Spanish conquistadores. Bart McDowell tells of a complex people, who still live; photographer David Hiser, artist Felipe Dávalos, and a double map portray their world.

Tenochtitlan's Glory

Professor Augusto F. Molina Montes details the full magnificence of the Aztecs' island capital.

The Great Temple

Eduardo Matos Moctezuma, who bears the famed Aztec emperor's name, coordinates excavation of a multishelled pyramid in the heart of Mexico City.

Coal Versus Parklands

Amid natural splendors of the U. S. Southwest looms a national dilemma: To keep parks and canyons inviolate, or to tap an energy bonanza buried beneath them. Is there a middle way? François Leydet and Dewitt Jones report the issue.

New Course for Portugal

In the wake of bloodless revolution at home and surrender of an empire abroad, the Portuguese are rebuilding their political and economic foundations. By William Graves and photographer Bruno Barbey

Fátima: Beacon of Faith

Nearly a million pilgrims come each year to a Portuguese village where three children said they saw and talked with the Virgin Mary in 1917. Photo-essay by Bruno Barbey, text by Jane Vessels.

Jackals of the Serengeti

Zoologist Patricia D. Moehlman, from long and close study, explains why the hunter-scavengers of the African plains are greatly misunderstood.

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