A temazcal [temasˈkal] is a type of sweat lodge, which originated with pre-Hispanic indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica. The term temazcal comes from the...

Temescal, Temascal and Temazcal are all forms of the Nahuatl word temāzcalli which refers to a type of sweat lodge used by indigenous Mesoamericans. Temescal...

The Temazcal Limestone is a geologic formation in Mexico. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period. Earth sciences portal Mexico portal...

such as the Aztec and Olmec, practiced a sweat bath ceremony known as temazcal as a religious rite of penance and purification. Traditions associated...

Temazcal in Joya de Cerén....

Phil. 1993 A temazcal is a type of sweat lodge which originated with pre-Hispanic Indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica. The word temazcal comes from the...

of sweat lodges in Mesoamerica before the European arrival, such as the Temazcal which is still used in some regions of Mexico and Central America. Public...

without anything other than pure water..." The Mesoamerican bath, known as temazcal in Spanish, from the Nahuatl word temazcalli, a compound of temaz ("steam")...

a mutilated face. In front of the previous altar, an enormous circular Temazcal was excavated. About a kilometer to the north, what are believed to be...

(16th century), a dictionary of Mayan terms that defines it as "bath or temazcal in which the women in labor or recently given birth were purified, and...