A replica of the the Aztec headdress known as quetzalāpanecayōtl, on display in the Aztec (Mexica) gallery, the National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City (photograph courtesy Gary Todd via Flickr) ...

Pyramid-builders. That’s the way Leafar Seyer (aka Rafael Reyes) of the electronic rock duo Prayers describes his people — the Mexican people, or the Mexica — one of the indigenous peoples of the ...

Cempasúchil flowers hold a special significance during annual Day of the Dead festivities in Mexico. Here's how the tradition ...

Read on to discover fun and unexpected facts about Day of the Dead. Día de los Muertos has emerged and evolved in Mexico over ...

With the U.S.-Mexico border a focal point of division in today’s American politics, it has become commonplace for one group of Americans to hurl insults at Mexicans and clamor for the building of a ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Mexican Indigenous community members from Philadelphia and surrounding areas gathered ...

Letting go of the old to enter the new year is a metaphorical custom that is quite rooted in some corners of Italy, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela. In the transalpine country, and more specifically in ...

A new exhibit hosted by Museum of Templo Mayor in Mexico City marks the 45th anniversary of the discovery of a monolith depicting Coyolxauhqui, the Mexica lunar goddess. The finding was a milestone ...

In a sense, 1521 is Mexico's 1619. A foundational moment that has for a long time been shaped by just one perspective, a European one. The story of how Hernán Cortés and his small army of ...

Freebie of the week: The Mexica New Year, which signals the start of the Aztec calendar, officially arrives March 12. But it’s being celebrated this weekend in San Jose in what’s billed as the largest ...

The 27th Annual Mexica New Year will take place from March 14-16, 2025, bringing together culture, tradition, and community for a weekend of celebration. Hosted by Calpulli Tonalehqueh, this event is ...

Hidden mere metres under the modern capital, a series of temples, palaces and mysterious artefacts from an ancient kingdom are being unearthed. As we descended 7m below Mexico City’s Metropolitan ...