Scattered throughout Mexico, you'll find the ruins of several ancient civilizations, including those of the Aztec, Maya and Toltec people. Many of these sites feature impressive pyramids standing ...

During construction work in southern Mexico, archaeologists excavated a 1,000-year-old building and found several designs etched into the floor. The carvings were part of an ancient Mesoamerican game.

The world is littered with the relics of past civilizations, but not all of them are out in the open like the pyramids, some ...

On the edge of Mexico City's famed Zócalo plaza, next to the ruins of the Aztec ... across the countryside as the ancient Romans or Inca did. Instead, the Aztec maintained what some scholars ...

They hang from the cold, stone ceiling of an ancient ... in Mexico City. “They’re always in these small groups—they’re very protective of one another.” Casting a shadow on the ruins ...

In 1519 Hernan Cortés sailed from Cuba, landed in Mexico and made his way to the Aztec capital. Miguel Leon­Portilla, a Mexican anthropologist, gathered accounts by the Aztecs, some of which were ...

The ancient world was replete with a myriad of fascinating civilizations, many of which are no longer remembered.

Before Spanish colonization, Templo Mayor served as the religious center for the Aztec people ... visitors said it's fascinating to see the ancient ruins that are tucked away in the center ...

With dozens of Unesco World Heritage Sites, thousands of miles of coastline and a dizzying variety of towns and cities, Mexico is one ... standing on the ruins of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan ...