This week we visit Teotihuacán, a massive classical-era archaeological site 50 miles northeast of Mexico City. But Teotihuacán is famous for than just its Necropolis or Pyramids of the Sun and Moon. As Jane Kadala explains, much of this site is still unexplored and in grave danger from treasure hunters and others who would destroy its ancient structures for personal gain.
For more on Jane Kadala and her tour company visit: https://www.teotihuacantour.org/
Those mysterious stenciled birds have now revealed their purpose. They have been teasing the formation of the Centro Cultural la Cúpula, which debuts to the public on Thursday, Dec. 16.
At some point in early 1520, Aztec emperor Moctezuma must have had a eureka moment and understood that the bearded guests he had kindly hosted for months in the best palaces of Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital, were not the gods he had been faithfully waiting for.
Due to ongoing archaeological work at the site, Dzibilchaltún will not be admiting visitors for the spring exquinox.
Avoid scammers and crowds at Chichén Itzá with our 10 essential tips.
Previous notions of the African population’s role in Yucatán are being upended by new research.
The Dresden Codex is a Mayan book believed to be the oldest surviving book written in the Americas, dating to the 11th or 12th century.
