Two young dancers speak prior a performance as part of the commemoration marking the 700 year anniversary of the founding of the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, known today as Mexico City, at Zocalo ...

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When Aztec emissaries arrived in 1520 to Tzintzuntzan, the capital of the Tarascan Kingdom in what is now the Mexican state ...

Archaeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient Aztec palace that later became the site of the home of famed Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes in Mexico City. The discovery was made ...

Day of the Dead might sound like a solemn affair, but Mexico's famous holiday is actually a lively commemoration of the departed. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

There was an online ruckus a few months ago when social media users got a taste of Emily Wilson’s translation of “The Iliad,” with some readers bemoaning that it sounded too modern while others ...

The remains of a major Aztec temple and a ceremonial ball court have been discovered in downtown Mexico City, shedding new light on the sacred spaces of the metropolis that Spanish conquerors overran ...

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