South American Native Peoples

The Toltecs and Mayans (among others) also used the idea of four worlds or cosmic ages, which were related to sets of gods, colors, and directions. Some of the color/direction attributions used by Native American peoples are shown below:

	East	South	West	North
Maya of Yucatan	Red	Yellow	Black	White
The Aztecs	Yellow Red Green	Blue	White	Black
The Toltecs	Yellow	White	Green	Red
The Chicmecs	Green	Red	Yellow	White