In the second part of our series, we take a look at how more Mexican states' names came to be and what they mean today.

Egypt, one of the oldest countries in Africa, calls itself Masr in Arabic, thought to come from the word “Mizraim”, a ...

The city's strategic mountain location provided natural defenses ... Compared to other Mesoamerican cities like Teotihuacán or Mexico-Tenochtitlan, Guiengola presents a model of fortified ...

The location of the discovery along with the timing when it was cast made researchers speculate about its connection with Noche Triste. Cortés gave the order to change the treasures into gold ...

Mayan landmarks, Aztec pyramids, Cancun, Acapulco, Mariachi music and spicy food are some of what Mexico is known for.

According to Montero, the myth implies that, after a god's passing, its essence gets imprisoned in a mundane creature, ...

Before the Spaniards conquered Mexico-Tenochtitlan in the 16th century, axolotl may not have had archeological representations as did Tláloc — god of rain in the Aztec worldview — or ...

"This great system (chinampas) is all that's left from the lake city of Mexico-Tenochtitlan, so I always tell our visitors that Xochimilco is a living archeological zone," Cruz said. "If we ...