A residential neighborhood from the height of the Teotihuacán civilization, complete with a collection of intricate shaft tombs and human remains near Tula, has been uncovered during salvage work for a new railway line in central Mexico. The find was made in the community of Ignacio Zaragoza, near the ancient Toltec capital of Tula in Hidalgo state, roughly 90 kilometers (50 … [Read more...] about Ancient Shaft Tombs Discovered Near Ancient Tula During Train Network Construction
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After Dropping New Single, Bloody Benders is Heading to Japan and England
Mexico City's all-female horror punk band Bloody Benders is releasing softer sounds and bigger plans. Their new single, "Strangers in the Night," arrived this week as the lead track from the group's fifth studio album — and it marks a notable shift for a band built on raw, distortion-heavy punk. The song is a tribute to anyone who has ever felt like they don't quite fit in. … [Read more...] about After Dropping New Single, Bloody Benders is Heading to Japan and England
Chocolate Museum Built Over Aztec Skull Rack Is One of Mexico City’s Most Compelling New Spaces
The story of a chocolate museum rising above one of the most remarkable archaeological finds in recent Mexican history is worth telling in full. Choco-Story Zócalo, the Museo del Cacao y Chocolate, sits at República de Guatemala 24 in Mexico City's Centro Histórico, a few steps from the Zócalo. A 17th-century colonial house, a discreet five-story contemporary addition, and … [Read more...] about Chocolate Museum Built Over Aztec Skull Rack Is One of Mexico City’s Most Compelling New Spaces
Temple of the Feathered Serpent in Teotihuacán Could Disappear Within 100 Years
In the fall of 2003, archaeologist Sergio Gómez Chávez arrived at work after a heavy rainstorm to find a sinkhole had opened at the foot of the Temple of the Feathered Serpent in Teotihuacán. The three-foot-wide collapse was an accident that led to one of the most significant discoveries of his career: a tunnel system that ran hundreds of feet below the pyramid. But today, … [Read more...] about Temple of the Feathered Serpent in Teotihuacán Could Disappear Within 100 Years
Mexican Schindler: The Diplomat Who Saved 40,000 People from the Nazis
Before Oskar Schindler became a household name, a Mexican diplomat in southern France was quietly doing something just as extraordinary — and the world barely noticed for 60 years. Gilberto Bosques Saldívar was born in 1892 in Chiautla de Tapia, Puebla, in a mountainous region southeast of Mexico City. He fought in the Mexican Revolution at 17, went on to become a … [Read more...] about Mexican Schindler: The Diplomat Who Saved 40,000 People from the Nazis