Yes, Mexico has its mummies, but unlike mummies from Egypt and other parts of the world, these mummies are accidental and are of common people. They date from the post-Conquest era, specifically the 19th

Very few people know of the Knights of the Golden Circle and their grand plan to take over Mexico, enslave most of its population and unite it with the southern US, Central America, parts of South America

Africans in Mexico have a history stretching back 500 years. This is the story of the Afro-Mexicans, their contributions to Mexican society and culture, and their continuing struggle to forge an identity

She has many names including La flaca (“the skinny girl”), La hermana blanca or la niña blanca (“the white sister” or “white girl”), La huesuda (“the bony one”), La madrina (“the godmother”) and La niña

He is known by several nicknames: Mexico’s Robin Hood, The Generous Bandit, The Angel of the Poor, The Drug Saint and The King of Sinaloa, but was Jesus Malverde even real? And to whether or not he was

Many people are unaware that in the 1860s Mexico was an empire and was ruled by a man named Emperor Maximilian the First. Who was this man and how did he get control of Mexico? More importantly to this

Were the Spanish conquistadors the first outsiders to discover Mexico, or did the ancient civilizations of Mesoamerica have visitors from the East? Mainstream archaeology does not accept any pre-Columbian

In 683 AD near the end of Classical Maya civilization in the middle of the jungle we find a great city ruled by a great king, a man named Pacal, who lived to the ripe old age of 80. Under his rule Pacal’s

The word Chupacabra comes from two Spanish words, chupa “suck” and cabra “goat.” Sometimes the pluralized form is used: Chupacabras. Unlike many myths and legends that stretch back to times before people

In Mexico the holiday is called Día de muertos or Día de difuntos. The back translation in the United States is Día de los muertos. It is celebrated in the beginning of November but just because it’s at

She’s one of the most powerful and enduring pieces of Mexican folklore. She haunts the canals, creek beds, rivers, arroyos and acequias of Mexico and the American Southwest. If you are a child growing

She has many names: Queen of Mexico, Empress of the Americas, Protectoress of the Unborn, La Virgen Morena and Mother to us All. She is known formally as the Virgin of Guadalupe, a uniquely Mexican apparition

It’s a warm and sunny day in San Juan de los Lagos. The town is home to one of Mexico’s major religious shrines devoted to the Virgin who shares its name. Pilgrims come to the shrine asking for help or

Does Mexico have its own version of Bigfoot? The answer is “yes.” It’s called the Sisimite and he is only found in 3 Mexican states: Campeche, Chiapas and Quintana Roo. It has been spotted in the