Xiuhtecuhtli, whose name means "turquoise lord" in the Nahuatl language, was the Aztec "new fire" god. The Aztecs kept a ...

Xiuhtecuhtli, whose name means "turquoise lord" in the Nahuatl language, was the Aztec "new fire" god. The Aztecs kept a "holy fire" continuously burning in the Fire Temple at Tenochtitlan ...

Archaeologists unearthed the first Aztec death whistles, also known as ehecachichtlis, in 1999 while excavating the ...

Peruvian anthropologist Luis Millones and Mexican archeologist Eduardo Matos speak with EL PAÍS and reflect on their new book ...

It wasn't until 1978 that the temple dedicated to the Aztec gods Huitzilopochtli and Tláloc (gods of war and water) was unearthed in the heart of Mexico City. Today, the area remains an active ...

Sound has the incredible ability to instill a certain kind of emotion into whoever hears it. The soulful call of a loon feels ...

There is also a common link between their ancient history and the general history of our area. Furthermore, that common history is associated explicitly with the month of November. How is this? The ...

Today we celebrate the memorial of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Our Lady of Guadalupe is associated with a series of five Marian apparitions to a Mexican peasant named Juan Diego and his uncle, Juan ...

Tamales were made as gifts for the Aztec gods, such as Cinteotl, the god of maize, Iñiguez-Alba said. "A tamal became like an ...

Aztec decor is characterized by the use of vibrant, earthy colors inspired by nature. Opt for hues of terracotta, deep greens ...