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Moctezuma's revenge is a colloquial term for travelers' diarrhea contracted in Mexico. The name refers to Moctezuma II (1466–1520), the Tlatoani (ruler) of the Aztec civilization who was overthrown by the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés in the early 16th century, thereby bringing large portions of what is now Mexico and Central America ...
An elementary school in Albuquerque, New Mexico is named Montezuma Elementary School, after him. "Montezuma's Revenge" is a colloquialism for traveler's diarrhea in visitors to Mexico. The urban legend states that Montezuma II initiated the onslaught of diarrhea on "gringo" travelers to Mexico in retribution for the slaughter and subsequent ...
Montezuma's treasure is a legendary buried treasure said to be located in the Casa Grande ruins or elsewhere in the Southwestern United States and Mexico. [1] The legend is one of many treasure stories in American folklore. Thomas Penfield wrote, "There is not the slimmest thread of reality in this story which is common throughout Mexico and ...
When I was in sixth grade, my father had to go to a conference in Mexico City; for some reason or another, he brought my mother and I along. It was my first trip out of the country, and directly ...
The Game of the Day is looking for you to avoid Montezuma's revenge. Aztec Mind 2: In ancient Aztec Mind, you must navigate the sacred piece out of the tomb! Try to beat your time and the number ...
I once did a solo mountain bike race in Colorado called Montezuma’s Revenge. In one section, you had to hike a steep, trail-less scree field, at night, to the summit of a 14er, carrying your bike.
The Casa Denegrida de Moctezuma (The Black House of Moctezuma) was part of the royal palace and chambers of Tenochtitlan's ninth tlatoani Moctezuma II.The Black House, or more accurately the black room, was a windowless room fully painted in black where Moctezuma would meditate.
History of the term "Montezuma's Revenge" (obvious as it may be) Whether fertilizing crops with human waste / improper sewer sanitation has to do with this, or whether -our- germs are in -our- water as well, and we're just used to them. Other instances of traveler's diarrhea mentioned briefly as similar phenomena.