Mexico City is one of the very few cities in the world where you can see ancient pyramids and Porfirian-era manors in neighboring areas. Just as it’s easy to find some of the finest examples of pre-Hispanic ruins, the capital is also home to some of the most avant-garde proposals [……]
September is “Will Month” (Mes del Testamento) in Mexico, when notaries reduce their fees by up to 50% to encourage people to have wills prepared While there’s no legal requirement to have a will in Mexico, experts overwhelmingly recommend that expats create a Mexican testament, especially if they own [……]
The word Aztec brings to mind a vast empire, grand pyramids, bloody wars against other Mesoamerican peoples, and their sudden cataclysmic fall at the point of European iron swords. Yet, the very name ‘Aztec’ is a subject of debate. Who were these people, where did they come from, and why [……]
From the Northern Hemisphere, September is a prime month to see the Milky Way and its bright galactic core. The “Summer Triangle” — an asterism, not an official constellation — comprises Vega in the constellation Lyra, [……]
There are many varieties of this iconic street food from Mexico that have terrible-sounding names. Yet they’re still delicious. Would that which we call a taco envenenado, or “poisoned” taco, by any other name taste as good? Naturally, it’s the ingredients and preparations that matter, not the moniker attached. The taco envenenado [……]
The Weekly Quiz From NPR Puzzlemaster Will Shortz https://www.npr.org/2025/08/24/g-s1-83205/sunday-puzzle Every answer [……]
Dolphins sleep with one eye open. Metallica lyrics notwithstanding, most humans would find it impossible to sleep with one eye open. Dolphins, on the other hand, can’t sleep any other way. That’s because, unlike us, they don’t breathe automatically and have to remain conscious in order to do so [……]
Originating in the coastal communities of Puerto Juárez, El Cuyo, Río Lagartos, Dzilam de Bravo, and Celestún, Tikin-xic reflects the connection between sea and land, between fire and corn, and is a living heritage of the ancient coastal Maya Indigenous peoples. The name comes from the Mayan and means “dry [……]
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