Even More Latin America 1

Here is an excerpt from WS's paper.  What are its strengths?  How could he empower it?

"The Nazca Lines were a large part pf Latin American architecture in and of themselves, but later Latin America also focused their culture partly around architecture, particularly color within architectural structures.  At excavation sites and still intact monuments and temples dispersed throughout Latin Americas, there is a meticulousness about the role of color that rivals the intricancy of the Nazca Lines.  Regarding the Pyramid of the Niches in El Taijin, the Impact of Colour and Sound reads, '...an extraordinary impression because of the contrast of light and shadow in 365 apertures of the structure.  Archaeologists report that its appearance in its prime would have been even more remarkable, for they have found traces of the dark red paint that originally coloured the interior of each niche and of the bright turquoise that bordered each one.'  While the focus architecturally differs between the Nazca and later Latin America, the attention to detail and effort remains.  Continuing with similarities, both the Nazca and the Aztecs, Mayans, etc focused the efforts of the architecture on giving praise to the gods.  The Impact of Colour and Sound states, 'The use of coloured paints enhanced the messages of divine, dynastic, or military power represented by sacred and other ceremonial buildings.  The northern shrine to Tlaloc was painted blue and white to signify his powers over water.'  It is apparent that both the Aztec and eventually all of Latin America would regard architecture as a chief vehicle of furthering their religious faith both over the long term and on a daily basis."