Latin American Art History and Disney | Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank

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Latin American History and Disney

Blue-lit pyramid, a symbol of Latin American history

MEXICO

Mesoamerica

THE ANCIENT MAYA

A close up of a relief of a Maya ruler at Epcot

The ancient Maya king, Pakal, and Indiana Jones

TEOTIHUACAN

The Street of the Dead at Teotihuacan

Feathered Serpent Pyramid at Teotihuacan and Epcot's Mexico Pavilion
Coco and Teotihuacan: How Ancient Mesoamerican Architecture Brought the Land of the Dead to Life

THE AZTECS

A golden labret of a serpent

LATIN AMERICA
1500–present

THE CARIBBEAN

A female pirate in red clothes

The Real-Life Pirates Who Inspired Disneyland’s Pirates of the Caribbean and the Character Redd

MEXICO

Colorful painting of trajinera boats, Latin American history.

Mary Blair in Mexico: A Closer Look at Her Saludos Amigos Watercolor

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