An Aztec artifact known as the Bilimek sculpture offers insight into how ancient Mesoamerican cultures interpreted solar eclipses. The object, believed to be a ceremonial vessel used for drinking ...

Disguised Mexica merchants in Tzinacantlan acquiring quetzal feathers in Book 9. (all images courtesy of the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Florence, and by permission of MiBACT) After centuries of ...

The Aztecs, one of the most intriguing and sophisticated civilizations to have ever existed, left an indelible mark on Mexico’s cultural and historical landscape. Before their dramatic fall to Spanish ...

Alvarado is the leader of Calpulli Ocelocihuatl, one of roughly half-a-dozen Aztec dance groups active in San Jose. Other ...