Quetzalcoatl, the Aztec name, comes from the Nahuatl language, combining quetzal, a species of brightly feathered bird, and coatl, “snake.” The Mayan name, Kukulkan, is derived from the ...

When these Aztec mosaics were first brought to ... turquoise pieces are not far off the colour of the blue-green tail-feathers of the quetzal bird, and they've been cut and bevelled to shimmer ...