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  • Was gold a treasure for the Aztecs?
    No
  • Why was corn important to the Mayas and the Aztecs?
    It was their most important food
  • When did the Aztec new year start?
    When they could see The Pleiades in the early morning before the Sun
  • Where are the secret caves?
    Under the Pyramid of the Sun
  • What did the Aztecs eat with chocolate?
    pepper
  • How far was Mexico City from the hotel?
    40 km
  • the longest day of the year
    21 June
  • What's in the email from Iyam Greedy
    Plane tickets to Mexico City.
  • How do you write 6 in the Mayan maths system?
    A spot with a stripe under it
  • Are Kukulkan and Quetzalcoatl the same?
    yes
  • What did the Aztecs and the Mayas use to measure time?
    The Sun, the Moon and stars
  • What did Diggory's dad use to follow them?
    a mobile phone
  • What time's Diggory giving his talk on the Sun Stone?
    at half past two
  • What did the Mayas do before their ball game?
    They had music
  • How did the Aztecs call the Pleiades?
    The Market Place
  • Where did Diggory and Emily first see Richard Tricker?
    on the plane
  • Which pyramids does the long street join?
    The Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon
  • Who's Sir Doug Bones?
    Diggory's father (Emily's grandfather)
  • Who was Quetzalcoatl?
    A god in Aztec mythology - part bird, part snake
  • Where did Diggory and Emily fly?
    to Mexico City
  • Who took the Sun Stone?
    Iyam Greedy
  • What is the Sun Stone?
    The calendar
  • Did the Aztecs eat insects?
    yes
  • How many calendars did the Mayas have?
    2