There are no fewer than 50 classic regional varieties of mole simmering in cazuelas across Mexico. Greater still are the ...

which then flowed into a carving of the mouth of the god Tlaltecuhtili. PHOTOGRAPH BY ALAMY/ACI Ahuitzotl, probably the greatest of all the Aztec rulers, came to power next. He expanded the empire ...

The Aztec, Olmec, and Maya of Mesoamerica are known to have made rubber using natural latex—a milky, sap-like fluid found in some plants. Mesoamerica extends roughly from central Mexico to ...

The discovery also sheds light on how the Aztec society evolved — introducing ... a mythical city where the god Quetzalcoatl lived, which was believed to be the ancestral origin of Mexico ...

The Aztecs didn't discover obsidian. It was already the most common raw material in Mesoamerica when they arrived in the ...

For countless people, Thérèse is precisely that: a hopeful companion, guiding them along hidden but luminous paths toward God. The main commemorative events began Friday evening with a candlel ...

The quest to save the axolotl — the frilly faced, critically endangered amphibian whose quirky looks and otherworldly vibe have endeared it to fans globally — centers on a lake in Mexico City.

It is no exaggeration to call the axoltol an icon. Aztec legend has it that the creature is a god in salamander form - the Aztec god of fire and lightning, Xolotl, disguised as a salamander.