[Aztlan] the term Anahuac

[villas]

The other assumed trade I know of asides from Tomatos and avocados are 
xoloitzcuinti dogs, well known throughout Mesoamerica, they are also 
found in Peru where they are known as Peruvian Inca Orchid.

What I find interesting is that in the 1960's we were taught in Mexican 
history official textbooks that they were indeed trading,  A quick 
search on the internet does yield a couple of interesting facts.

Avocado seeds (pits) were found with Incan mummies dating to 8th c, BCE 
and we know that the Mexika cultivated it, ( really didn't research if 
the Teotiwakan, Toltek or Maya used these stapples) While this is no 
proof of trade it does speak of a commercial exchange at a certain 
level between Mesoamerica and Incan regions. A quick google search for 
tomato also brings out a Peruvian origin to tomato, which we also know 
was cultivitated  in Mesoamerica.

Perhaps there is something to this notion of trade between Mexika and 
Inca.

Marcos.




On May 3, 2006, at 10:48 AM, John F. Schwaller wrote:

> At 09:41 AM 5/3/2006, you wrote:
>> I believe that at the time of the Mexika, there was at least some 
>> trade with the Inca, we know they traded tomato for avocado, (or at 
>> least that is what I was taught in grammar school).and therefore must 
>> have been aware of the civilization further south.
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> There is no solid archeological or historical evidence for that of 
> which I am aware.
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