The Aztec civilization may have peaked more than 500 years ago, but all the Aztec gods and goddesses remain culturally significant even today. News Today's news ...

The bold colors, the expressive features, all those feathers. The Nahua definitely had some cool looking gods, but I think aesthetics were far from the only interesting thing about them. Oh, for sure.

The Aztecs kept a "holy fire" continuously burning in the Fire Temple at Tenochtitlan, from which all other fires were lit. Once every 52 years, Aztec priests let the fire die out.

From an Aztec god to Minecraft star. Why does Mexico love the axolotl so much? Legend has it the axolotl was not always an amphibian. Y. Mara Teresa Hernndez. Thursday 20 February 2025 14:11 GMT.

Hygiene and ritual marked every moment of life for pregnant Aztec women. The tlamatlquiticitl—midwife—offered those in her charge a remarkable 16th-century birthing plan, combining practical ...

Onscreen, “Gods of Mexico” is subtitled “a portrait of a nation through its land and peoples,” although its human subjects rarely speak and aren’t identified by name until the end. The ...

Item 1 of 5 A carved copal figure depicting a tlaloque, or helper of the Aztec rain god Tlaloc, is pictured (left) along with its wooden mask, scepter and water jugs, next to a Tlaloc modeled ...

It all came into focus pretty quickly, though, after López recalled a production he and Sullivan had seen brought to life by the giant mechanical marionettes of the Royal de Luxe street theater ...

Ranking of the top 16 things to do in Mexico City. Travelers favorites include #1 Museo Nacional de Antropología, #2 Bosque de Chapultepec and more.

The latest album from Tucson rockers XIXA was inspired by a puppet show and hairless dogs. Here's how to see the band play new music in Phoenix.