The Perici or Pericu Indians of Baja California Sur were an indigenous people that inhabited western Mexico and the southwestern United States. The Pericu made pottery, recorded events in art and text, as well as cultivated the arid environment of the desert. Archaeological finds even point to an irrigation system of sorts that spread as far as 1700 miles in one location. Baja California Sur is one of the 31 States of Mexico, occupying the part of the Baja California Peninsula south of the 28th parallel. ... Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, Amerindians, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ... Archaeology, archeology or archæology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech/discourse) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains and environmental data, including architecture, artifacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... A mile is a unit of distance (or, in physics terminology, length) currently defined as 5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, or 63,360 inches. ...

Mysticism also seems to have been an integral part of Perician culture. Many gods were worshiped and nature was highly respected. These characteristics are two of just a very few shared with other Native American peoples.

Cave paintings and pottery remains indicate that a "pale man" with "hair of fire" introduced peyote and psylocibe mushrooms to the elders and wise men of the tribe. Many historians believe that the story is nothing more than a narrative constructed to explain the ritual of "vision quests" that abounded in many tribes of the North American desert. Others, however, including Mormons, believe the story to be an accurate record of an actual event. Many Mormons believe that the event may be the incarnation of Jesus to the native peoples, or Levites, as explained in the Book of Mormon. Joseph Smith, founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, was among the believers. Mormon is a colloquial term used to refer to members of most of the sects of the Latter Day Saint movement, a Christian religious movement which began in the 1830s. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Biblical_Jesus. ... In the Jewish tradition, a Levite (לוי Attached, Standard Hebrew Levi, Tiberian Hebrew Lēwî) is a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi. ... Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints edition) The Book of Mormon is one of four sacred texts of Mormonism, which also include the Bible, Pearl of Great Price, and Doctrine and Covenants. ... Daguerreotype which some experts believe to be an original 1843 photograph of Joseph Smith, Jr. ... The temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in Salt Lake City, Utah is the largest attraction in the citys Temple Square. ...