Dulé Hill learns the “Mexica” Handshake from Aztec Dancer Abuela M’api Rainflowa. In Houston, Dulé Hill learns the “mexica” handshake from Abuela M'api Rainflowa, the founder of Houston Aztec Dance & ...

A replica of the the Aztec headdress known as quetzalāpanecayōtl, on display in the Aztec (Mexica) gallery, the National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City (photograph courtesy Gary Todd via Flickr) ...

It is the spring of 1521 and the fate of Mexico hangs by a thread. Smallpox has ripped through the local population, while the ruthless Spanish commander, Hernán Cortés, has cut off the Aztec capital, ...

A new exhibition in Mexico City explores how the sacred myth that marked the site of the ancient Mexica — or Azetc — capital ...

MEXICO CITY — Mexico City is marking the 700th anniversary of its founding with a series of public events on Saturday, including artistic performances honoring the city’s Indigenous origins. Artists ...

The Aztec Empire once hosted an expansive trade network that brought volcanic glass to its capital from right across Mesoamerica, coast to coast. The largest compositional study of obsidian artifacts ...

The Aztec civilization, flourishing in central Mexico from the 14th to the 16th centuries, was rich in mythology and religious traditions. Their pantheon of gods and goddesses governed every aspect of ...

As a child growing up in Mexico, one of Xochitezca Tapia’s favorite things was going to a street market where indigenous people were selling their crafts. On Sunday, she was one of dozens of dancers ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Mexican Indigenous community members from Philadelphia and surrounding areas gathered ...

Claims that the Aztecs or the Mexica sacrificed their own leaders have no basis, experts say. A popular allegation online says they did so in times of pandemic or famine, but there is no evidence that ...