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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

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

Mexico's official school calendar has handed families a generous stretch of days off in early May, and a lot of people are quietly turning it into a six-day megapuente — even if the government only signed off on part of it. In Mexico, a puente (literally, "bridge") is what happens when a public holiday lands close enough to a weekend that families and workers can stitch the … [Read more...] about Megapuente: May Brings a 6-Day Break, If You Bend the Rules

The National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) has announced the discovery of a large-scale pre-Hispanic Maya city in the municipality of Othón P. Blanco, in the southern state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. The site, known as "El Jefeciño" (roughly translating to "The Little Boss”. The discovery of the site, nicknamed El Jefeciño, or “little boss,” came after a citizen … [Read more...] about INAH Disvovers ‘El Jefeciño’: Massive Maya Site with Murals in Quintana Roo

A Maya limestone lintel dating to the Mesoamerican Classic period (600-900 A.D.) will be returned to Mexico after an anonymous businessman voluntarily surrendered the piece to the Mexican Consulate in New York. The artifact, weighing approximately one ton, was presented to the public for the first time on April 16, 2026, during a ceremony at the consulate's Octavio Paz … [Read more...] about Ancient Maya Lintel to Be Repatriated to Mexico After Voluntary Return