A vast, 3,000-year-old earthwork hidden in the jungle of southern Mexico may represent one of the earliest known attempts to create a "cosmogram", a map of the cosmos in monumental form, according to ...

Researchers propose Aguada Fénix’s vast architecture forms a cosmogram aligning structures with Mesoamerican calendar sunrises and directions today. Color-coded pigment caches and marine shells in ...

Five years ago, archaeologists announced they had discovered a massive Maya structure in southeastern Mexico. Built between 1000 and 800 B.C.E., the complex is known as Aguada Fénix, and researchers ...

It used to be thought that ancient Mesoamerican monuments were built and used predominantly by powerful leaders and ruling classes. Among the early Maya, however, the site of Aguada Fénix would have ...

A roughly 3,000-year-old site in Mexico was built in the shape of a cosmogram that stretches for miles, a new study suggests. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

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According to the American Kennel Club, the Chihuahua dog breed originated in Mexico. Although, some experts argue that they were brought to Mexico from the island of Malta by the Spanish conquistadors ...

The ancient Maya and Aztecs had detailed calendars that celebrated New Year’s Eve at different times, with traditions to mark them. Arian Zwegers, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Maya and Aztecs had ...

An investigation is underway after a plane crashed near an intersection Friday in Gallup.According to a New Mexico State Police spokesperson, a single-engine Cessna airplane carrying a pilot and one ...

Roadwork uncovered a large pyramid-shaped structure dated to pre-Hispanic times in Mexico, the country's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) announced. The structure, described as a ...