CHANTICO in The Land of the Aztecs

The Turner Family continue their adventures around the world.  The family travels to Mexico and celebrates Cinco de Mayo with close friends and the people of Mexico.  Cinco de Mayo means 'The Fifth of May' and is in recognition of the Mexican Constitution.  The people celebrate with festivals, carnivals, fireworks, food, dance, music and costume.  People from all over the world attend these festivities yearly.   The three Turner teens and their friends visit the Aztec ruins and get trapped in the Land of the Aztecs. There is danger everywhere as the teens are in the middle of an impending war between two kingdoms in which  two kings are determined to kill each other and take each others people as sacrifices for the altar.  The love between a princess and a prince is the only thing that stands in the way of thousands of people being killed and both kingdoms being torn apart.  It is  their love that can stop blood from being spilled on the altar.  Can the 'Teen Archaeologists' help the young lovers unite the kingdoms before the two kings destroy them all?  And even if they do, will the gods in the heavens come down to earth and destroy them all?

Sample from the book-

Back at the palace, the Sorceress Inancu walked onto the balcony to watch the battle of the Aztec warriors. Princess Anacoana rushed over to her. “Inancu,” Anacoana cried out. “The God of War Monchipotl is going to destroy them all. Chantico is out there on the battle ground. He will die unless you help him. Help him. Please!"

   "Do not fret, princess," Inancu said calmly. "I shall call upon the Goddess of War Tipanza to come forth and destroy Monchipotl. It is the only way he can be defeated. No human can kill a giant. He can only be destroyed by another god." Inancu looked up into the sky. She held her hands up and closed her eyes. She called forth the Goddess of War. Tipanza heard her thoughts and appeared in the sky. She looked down at the battle between the Aztec warriors and her enemy Monchipotl and smiled. The two gods of war hated each other. The Goddess of War Tipanza appeared on earth in the Land of the Azteca, ready to destroy Monchipotl. The God of War Monchipotl smiled and laughed out loud when he saw Tipanza standing before him. The ground shook as the powerful giant spoke.

   "Tipanza, you have come on behalf of these humans to battle me? Do you actually think that you can defeat me? You are a goddess of war. Yes. You are a warrior. But you are still a mere female. Go back into the heavens or I shall destroy you."

   "I shall return to the heavens when you are dead, Monchipotl," she replied with confidence.

   "Very well then, if that's the way you want it. We shall do things the hard way. Now you shall die," he said angrily.

   The Aztec warriors backed away from the two giants and ran toward the Kin...