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
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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
Megapuente: May Brings a 6-Day Break, If You Bend the Rules
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
INAH Disvovers ‘El Jefeciño’: Massive Maya Site with Murals in Quintana Roo
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