When the first Spanish conquistadors arrived in the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan in 1519, they claimed to have witnessed a ...

The cathedral was built between 1573 and 1813 after the Spanish conquest of Tenochtitlan and is considered one of Mexico City's many must-see attractions. What’s more, the cathedral is one of ...

Chicago, for ‘The Bear,’ is depicted — accurately — as a place where the goal is not necessarily to win status or acclaim so ...

Months ago, we booked a vacation to Mexico City with friends. It has been one of those trips that never seemed like it would ...

Using LiDAR technology, researchers reveal over 1,170 structures including temples and ball courts, offering a snapshot of pre-Columbian Zapotec life.

Having subdued the original inhabitants of Teotihuacan, they made nearby Tenochtitlan (modern-day Mexico City) their capital in 1325 AD. But very little is known about who built this remarkable ...

The massive Zocalo — one of the world’s largest city squares — is the centerpiece of a neighborhood that’s graced with beautiful, colonial-era architecture like the Metropolitan Cathedral, as well as ...

Moctezuma heard of the massacre, and Cortés and his crew marched over to Tenochtitlan. Tenochtitlan was an island city situated in Lake Texcoco. The Aztecs built manmade causeways and bridges to ...

When the Spanish arrived, they took one look at the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan, a sophisticated Venice-like city built on interconnected lakes, and thought: “Let’s get rid of this H2O.” ...

The contrast between Chichén Itzá and Uxmal is impossible to miss. The structures at Uxmal, including the Pyramid of the Magician, were built in the Puuc style, known for its highly stylized motifs ...

Not to mention other difficulties, such as the ground, since Mexico City was built on an islet of Lake Texcoco ... This is because they employed the same concept that the ancient Aztecs of ...

Demonstrators from several organizations gathered at Plaza Tenochtitlan in Pilsen for an anti-deportation ... are committed to protecting immigrant families and the lives they have built here in ...