In the second part of our series, we take a look at how more Mexican states' names came to be and what they mean today.

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

Its roots date back to the Aztec era when it was the center of ... they spotted the eagle in the cactus eating the snake on an island in Lake Texcoco, a large shallow lake. The Aztecs proceeded ...

The Aztecs came into being when three of the most powerful city-states around Lake Texcoco, Tenochtitlan, Tetzcoco, and Tlacopan, united to control what is now central Mexico. The Aztec Empire was ...

Not to mention other difficulties, such as the ground, since Mexico City was built on an islet of Lake Texcoco. So how to make what would ... is pierced by more than three hundred concrete piles, ...

The lake was always known for its pristine waters, but in 2013 scientists published research on the lake’s clarity, revealing that, like pure water, it had a visibility of between 70 and 80 ...

An overlooked jewel hugging its very own lake—Lake Lugano—the city has long been a haven for writers and artists drawn to its palm tree-lined beauty, Alpine foothills, warm summer weather ...

Lake Texcoco will join 63 other Ecohydrology Demonstration Sites around the world that are working to protect wetlands.(@UNESCOMexico/X) The Natural Resources Protection Area (NRPA) of Lake ...