Mexico Site
	Les Shulman BellaOnline's Mexico Editor

Obsidian Use in Prehispanic Mexico
Technically neither a rock nor a mineral, obsidian is a form of volcanic glass. Highly integrated into their daily and ritual life, for thousands of years it was utilized in a variety of functional and non-functional ways by prehispanic Mesoamerican civilizations.

Tzintzuntzan "Place of the Hummingbirds"
Beautiful Lake Patzcuaro in Michoacan is ringed by many indigenous lakefront communities. One of the most lovely and interesting of these is the village of Tzintzuntzan with its colonial monastery complex, its unusual archaeological site, and its plethora of colorful and locally produced crafts.