On the edge of Mexico City's famed Zócalo plaza ... "The most common misconception is that the Aztec were a completely original culture. They weren't." But the harsh caricature of the Aztec ...

The curators from Mexico City "really knew about objects not attached to ... "People have a narrow, stereotyped view of Aztec culture as a bloodthirsty, weird culture," says Brumfiel. But Aztec ...

Learn about the abandoned Zapotec city of Guiengola in Oaxaca, Mexico, featuring a society based on communal work that would ...

A handful of Apple Valley residents call themselves Danzantes, or Aztec dancers. They are ‘taking back their Mexican cultural ...

Fact checked by Sarah Scott There’s no doubting the importance of a strong name in Mexican culture. Mexican names are a signifier of identity, often relating to religious, social, or familial ties. If ...

Yet, where this enchanting jewel of a city—which the Spanish built atop the ruins of the once flourishing Aztec city of ... explorations of Mexican history and culture also line the shelves ...

It wasn't until 1978 that the temple dedicated to the Aztec gods Huitzilopochtli and Tláloc (gods of war and water) was unearthed in the heart of Mexico City. Today, the area remains an active ...

the Aztec god of art, games, beauty, dance and maize (among others). The museum offers a look at how tradition, culture and life were formed in all regions of Mexico, and it also educates visitors ...