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

Shutterstock These “Aztec” Ruins Aren’t by the Aztecs The 320-acre Aztec Ruins National Monument is one of the most famous ...

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.

But that's exactly what happened after he posted intricate maps of his running routes ... while taking advantage of the city’s grid. As he ran, his phone's GPS tracked his route to create the lines of ...

Clustered around the city's port on the banks of the St. Lawrence River are the quaint stone buildings and narrow, winding streets of Old Québec. This historic neighborhood (and UNESCO World ...

Tenochtitlan allied with Tezcoco and another neighboring city, Tlacopan; this was the Triple Alliance. The goal, to crush Azcapotzalco, was achieved by 1428. The true victors and leaders of this ...

The old Templo Mayor in the city of Tenochtitlan before the arrival of the Spanish. Credits: Public Domain The Aztec Empire was one of the most dominant forces the world had ever seen, but it would ...

Puerto Vallarta: Most people probably haven't a clue that the 1964 film "Night of the Iguana" first put this Pacific coast hotspot on the tourism map. But many people ... as well as the remains of the ...

In the series, however, he is an Aztec vampire who survived the fall of Tenochtitlan and had a human lover whom he turned into a vampire, who was killed by Richter's mother. It all makes for quite ...

The Aztec deity Xolotl was seen as the twin brother of Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent god linked with life and light. In many ways, Xolotl was Quetzalcoatl’s opposite. He was associated with ...