Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Traditional-Architectures:-Central-America

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	Southern Africa		Southeastern Asia

Generic Structure

structure	function	place of origin	time	image
tlachtli [nci]	ballcourt	Mesoamerica	1374 BC	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mesoamerican_ballcourts
troje [nci]	hut	Michoacán		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:National_Museum_of_Anthropology_-_Pur%C3%A9pechan_troje_(1841)
xa'anil naj [nci]	hut	Yucatán		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Casa_Maya_-_Xa%27anil_naj.jpg
temāzcalli [nci]	ritual hut	Mesoamerica		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Temazcal

Specific Building

building	function	location	time	style	image
Pirámide de la Luna [spa]	temple	Teotihuacán	founded c. 100		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Pir%C3%A1mide_de_la_Luna
Pirámide del Sol [spa]	temple	Teotihuacán	founded c. 200		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Pir%C3%A1mide_del_Sol
Pirámide del Adivino [spa]	temple	Yucatán	founded 560		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Pir%C3%A1mide_del_Adivino,_Uxmal
Bʼolon Yej Teʼ Naah [emy]	temple	Yucatán	built after 683		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Palenque_-_Temple_of_inscriptions
Templo del Gran Jaguar [spa]	temple	Flores	founded c. 732		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tikal_Temple_I
Templo de las Máscaras [spa]	temple	Flores	founded 8th century		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tikal_Temple_II
El Castilo [spa]	temple	Tinúm	founded 8th century; built 12th century		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Chichen_Itza_-_Castillo
Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción [spa]	cathedral	Comayagua	founded 1563; built 1711	New Spanish Baroque	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Comayagua_Cathedral
Catedral Metropolitana de la Asunción de la Bienaventurada Virgen María a los cielos [spa]	cathedral	Mexico City	founded 1573; built 1813	Gothic, Plateresque, Baroque, Neoclassical	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Metropolitan_Cathedral_of_Mexico_City
Catedral de San Ildefonso de Yucatán [spa]	cathedral	Mérida	founded 1592; built 1598		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Cathedral_of_Saint_Ildephonsus_in_M%C3%A9rida
Palacio de los Condes del Valle de Orizaba [spa]	palace; restaurant	Mexico City	founded 16th century	New Spanish Baroque	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Casa_de_los_Azulejos_(Mexico_City)
Catedral Basílica de la Asunción de María [spa]	cathedral	Zacatecas	founded 1731; built 1752	Churrigueresque, New Spanish Baroque, Neoclassical	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Cathedral_of_the_Assumption_in_Zacatecas
Templo de Santa Prisca [spa]	temple	Taxco	founded 1751; built 1759	New Spanish Baroque	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Santa_Prisca_Church_(Taxco_de_Alarc%C3%B3n)
Iglesia de la Merced [spa]	church	Antigua Guatemala	founded 1751; built 1767	New Spanish Baroque	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Iglesia_de_La_Merced_(Antigua_Guatemala)
Palacio de Iturbide [spa]	palace; art gallery	Mexico City	founded 1779; built 1785	New Spanish Baroque	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Palace_of_Iturbide
Castillo de Chapultepec [spa]	castle	Mexico City	founded c. 1785; built 1864	Neo-Romanticism, Neoclassical, Neo-Gothic	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Chapultepec_Castle
Palacio de Minería [spa]	palace; cultural centre	Mexico City	founded 1797; built 1813	Neoclassical	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Palacio_de_Miner%C3%ADa
Alhóndiga de Granaditas [spa]	granary; museum	Guanajauto	founded 1798; built 1809		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Alhondiga_de_Granaditas,_Guanajuato

Architectures	Costumes	Foods	Miscellaneous Handicrafts	Musical Instruments	Symbols and Motifs	Visual Arts	Vehicles	Weapons and Armours	Writings
Calendars and Clocks	Performing Arts	Economic Systems	Festivals	Games	Literatures	Martial Arts	Music	Religions and Folklores	Political Systems	Units of Measurement

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Northern America	Northern Africa	Northern Europe	Central Asia	Micronesia
Central America	Western Africa	Eastern Europe	Eastern Asia	Polynesia
Caribbean	Central Africa	Western Europe	Western Asia	Melanesia
Southern America	Eastern Africa	Southern Europe	Southern Asia	Australia and New Zealand
	Southern Africa		Southeastern Asia

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• Naming in different cultures
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• Similar Sayings
• Websites of DIY Procedures
• Comparison of Advanced FLOSS Tools for Learning
• Best Singers
• Most Famous Folk Songs