# Spirits of the Jaguar: The Fifth World of the Aztecs

4 videocassettes (approximately 60 min. each) : 1/2 in (4th videocassette) Using wildlife footage, dramatic recreations and computer simulation, this four-part series explores the great civilizations of the Aztecs, the Maya and the Taino, which dominated the Caribbean and Central America for centuries before disappearing totally Not rated. VHS Narrator/host: George Page Producer, Mark Jacobs; cinematographers, Mike Lemmon, Andrew Anderson, John Harris, Rod Clarke, Simon Carroll, Jeremy Humphries, Gavin Thurston; music, Martin Fridel Broadcast in the USA as part of the series: Nature Supplemented by: Spirits of the Jaguar / Paul Reddish episode 1. The forging of a new world -- episode 2. Forests of the Maya -- episode 3. Hunters of the Caribbean sea -- episode 4. The fifth world of the Aztecs By order of this gods, the Aztecs wandered for 200 years in the harsh deserts of Mexico living on rattlesnakes and spiny cactus fruit before settling down to build their mighty empire. They revered the courage of the eagle and the jaguar, and the beauty of butterflies and brightly colored birds. They were skilled in agriculture and engineering, and legendary as bloodthirsty warriors who believed that the sun would not rise unless humans were sacrificed to the gods. Yet the gods did not save them from Cortez.

- Kind: Film
- Year: 1997
- By: George Page, Mark. Jacobs, British Broadcasting Corporation., WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
- Genres: Nature, History
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/TheFifthWorldOfTheAztecs)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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