Much like crystal-clear seas are the main draw for beach bums heading to Mexico, colonial cities are the sweet spot for ...

Construction of a private building project is seen on the outskirts of Teotihuacan, just north of Mexico City, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. The Mexican government said Tuesday that the project is ...

Faced with a fiery debate between the glorious myth of the Conquest and anachronistic revisionism, historians are looking to ...

The most hotly contested artifact disputed between the Mexican and Austrian governments just disappeared from public view for at least a couple of years. The quetzal-feather headdress, or penacho, ...

One of the richest parts of Mexican culture is its wealth of beautiful colonial cities. Brilliantly colored buildings flank the cobblestone streets, where locals sell everything from handmade sandals ...

2002-11-17 04:00:00 PDT Morelia, Mexico-- I've been to some great old colonial cities while working and bumming around Latin America the past 25 years. But for my money, none is more evocative of ...

In the time of the Spanish Colony, mining was a significant activity in Mexico with the extraction of precious metals such as gold and silver. Today there are several tours for visitors to admire the ...

Hernán Cortés' conquest of the Aztec empire in 1521 certainly set off a culture clash. The conquistadors remade Mexico in Spain's image, superimposing European architecture, ideas, religion and social ...

No other former Spanish possession can boast so rich a colonial legacy. Over a period of some 300 years, the conquistadors and missionaries who arrived in Mexico, driven by ruthless personal ambition ...