Cryptids and Legendary Creatures
Hombre Pájaro, Mexico’s Bird Man Creature
No CommentsA half-man, half-bird creature has been spotted throughout Mexico. What is it?Read More »
The Last Mexican Grizzly Bear
3 CommentsWas the last Mexican grizzly bear shot in Sonora in 1976?Read More »
Matlazihua: Demon Woman of Oaxaca
No CommentsLegend or genuine evil presence? The story of the Matlazihua has persisted for thousands of years.Read More »
The Werewolves of Coita, Chiapas
No CommentsWerewolves appeared in a town in Chiapas in Aprill 2020.Read More »
Aztec Monsters
No CommentsMany terrifying creatures lurked among the myths of the ancient Aztecs.Read More »
Mothman Sightings in Mexico
No CommentsSightings of the legendary Mothman creature have been increasing in Mexico.Read More »
The Mexican Onza, Big Cat of Legend?
1 CommentDoes an unknown gigantic feline exist in the remote mountains of northwestern Mexico?Read More »
The Black Demon, Gigantic Shark of Mexico
4 CommentsA huge black shark is said to have been spotted in Mexican waters. Myth or real?Read More »
The Huay Chivo
1 CommentMexican cryptid or just a legend? The Huay Chivo has been terrorizing people for centuries.Read More »
El Cuatlacas, the Other Mexican Bigfoot
1 CommentIn the high pine forests of Puebla a large, hairy humanoid scares off intruders.Read More »
Mexican Fairies
3 CommentsDo actual fairies exist in modern-day Mexico?Read More »
Tales of Mexican Lake Monsters
No CommentsEarly Spanish colonists witnessed terrible creatures in Mexican lakes.Read More »
Cadejos: Gigantic Dogs of Good & Evil
4 CommentsIn southern Mexico an unknown canine creature may exist. Friend or foe?Read More »
Mexican Giants
No CommentsAre giants in Mexico the stuff of myth or did they really exist?Read More »
The Alux and the Chaneque, Mexico’s Elusive Elves
6 CommentsDoes a mythical race of magical humanoids exist in the remote areas of Mexico?Read More »
The Man-Bat of Northern Mexico
No CommentsA winged, dark humanoid creature has been spotted in northern Mexico. What is it?Read More »
José and the Skyfish
7 CommentsJosé Escamilla has spent his whole life trying to explain these strange anomalies in the sky.Read More »
The Nagual
6 CommentsA snarling, upright feline/doglike creature has been spotted in Mexico for centuries. Is this a real animal?Read More »
The Lechuza
57 CommentsA gigantic bird has been spotted in the skies of northern Mexico. What is it?Read More »
The Sisismite: Mexico’s Jungle-Dwelling Bigfoot
No CommentsDoes Mexico have its own version of Bigfoot? The answer is “yes.”Read More »
The Chupacabra
2 CommentsWild dog? Alien? Government experiment gone wrong? What is this vampiric beast?Read More »
Religious Curiosities
El Cristo Roto, The Broken Jesus of Aguascalientes
No CommentsWhat's the meaning behind the gigantic mutilated Christ figure in the middle of a Mexican lake?Read More »
Saintly Mexican Folktales
No CommentsMany fables in Mexico involve earthly encounters with saints. Here are three.Read More »
Little-Known Mexican Virgins, Part 4
No CommentsThe story of 3 little-known Marian devotions in Mexico and the miracles connected with them.Read More »
Guadalupe’s Messenger, San Juan Diego
No CommentsA humble Native man was witness to apparitions of the Virgin Mary on a hill in MexicoRead More »
Little-Known Mexican Virgins, Part Three
No CommentsThe story of 3 little-known Marian devotions in Mexico and the miracles connected with them.Read More »
Little-Known Mexican Virgins, Part Two
No CommentsMany little-known images of the Virgin Mary are worshiped throughout Mexico. Here are 3Read More »
Little-Known Mexican Virgins, Part One
No CommentsMany little-known images of the Virgin Mary are worshiped throughout Mexico. Here are 4.Read More »
The Lucky Baby Jesus of Tlalpan
No CommentsThis image of the Baby Jesus sleeping on a skull has given comfort to millions for over 200 …Read More »
The Gigantic Baby Jesus of Zóquite
No CommentsThe largest statue of the Baby Jesus in the world exists in a small town in Zacatecas.Read More »
The Black Christ of San Roman
No CommentsSince 1565 a mysterious black Christ figure has been worshiped in Campeche.Read More »
Junipero Serra: Saint or Villain?
No CommentsHistory does not quite know what to do with this canonized Franciscan friar.Read More »
The Santo Niño and the Miracles at Plateros
No CommentsThe shrine at Plateros draws millions of pilgrims a year who venerate an old statue of the Baby …Read More »
The Black Christ of Otatitlán
No CommentsA carving of a black Christ brings hundreds of thousands of believers yearly to a small town in …Read More »
Baby Jesus of the Little Peanut
No CommentsA small statue of the Baby Jesus draws thousands of pilgrims to a tiny Mexican town.Read More »
The Case of the Bi-locating Nun
No CommentsSister Maria evangelized the Indians of the New World without ever leaving her convent in Spain.Read More »
Juan Soldado: Folk Saint of Migrants and the Wrongly Accused
1 CommentThousands have put their faith in this man who was shot by the Mexican army in 1938.Read More »
Our Lady of Talpa, Virgin of Many Miracles
1 CommentThis lesser-known Virgin receives millions of yearly visitors & is credited with many miracles.Read More »
The Miraculous Healing Waters of Tlacote
4 CommentsTens of thousands of people claim to have been cured by the well water from a small ranch …Read More »
The Miraculous Life of Saint Rafael Guízar y Valencia
No CommentsOn several death lists, this humble priest ministered to tens of thousands of people in need.Read More »
The Miracle of the Virgin of Forgiveness
3 CommentsThe Virgin Mary appeared to a Flemish painter who was jailed by the Inquisition in colonial Mexico CityRead More »
Felipe de Jesús, Mexican Martyr in Japan
No CommentsThe first Mexican-born saint was crucified in Japan in 1597. Here is his story.Read More »
The Weeping Virgin of Monterrey
1 CommentA Divine message? In Monterrey this image of Mary cries every day.Read More »
Madre Lupita, Mexican Saint & Angel to the Poor
3 CommentsMade a saint by Pope Francis, Madre Lupita dedicated her life to those in desperate need.Read More »
Jesus in the Sky and the Flowering Crown of Thorns
5 CommentsTwo miracles in the town of Ocotlán baffle believers and non-believers alikeRead More »
The Rise in Mexican Exorcisms
No CommentsCases of alleged demonic possession are on the rise in Mexico. Why?Read More »
The Child Martyrs of Tlaxcala
4 CommentsPope Francis fast-tracked 3 boys to sainthood. This is the story of their lives & times.Read More »
El Niño Fidencio: Miraculous Healer or Fake?
6 CommentsDid a man from a small desert town have the ability to heal or was he a fraud?Read More »
The Virgin of Zapopan
2 CommentsMillions have claimed miracles related to this centuries-old statue of a Mexican Virgin Mary.Read More »
Vasco de Quiroga, Bishop of Utopia
No CommentsA gentle octogenarian reversed the tide of bloodshed during the Spanish Conquest of Mexico.Read More »
The Black Christ of Chalma
6 CommentsA mysterious black monolith in an Aztec cave transformed itself into a statue of Jesus.Read More »
Little-Known History
Joaquín Murrieta, Legendary Mexican Bandit
No CommentsThis controversial historical figure has grown into a larger-than-life legend.Read More »
The Martín Cortés Conspiracy
No CommentsDid the son of the famous conquistador plot to overthrow the Spanish king?Read More »
First Contact, Mexico Meets Spain, 1519
No CommentsThe first contact between the Spaniards and Aztecs is often misunderstood.Read More »
Luis de Sáric and the Pima Revolt of 1751
No CommentsA highly coordinated attack against the Spanish almost drove them out of northern New Spain for good.Read More »
Juan Antonio, Indigenous Leader of Mexican California
No CommentsThis overlooked indigenous leader played an important role in Mexican California.Read More »
Pedro Lascuráin, Mexican President for 45 Minutes
No CommentsHe served for only 45 minutes as Mexico's president, but his legacy was long-lasting.Read More »
Chipilo: The Forgotten Italian Colony in Mexico
No CommentsFounded by Italians in 1882 Chipilo has maintained its cultural identity into the 21st Century.Read More »
Mexican Kickapoo, A Forgotten Tribe
No CommentsAn isolated, little-known band of Kickapoo Indians has survived and thrived in Mexico.Read More »
British Baja: The Mexican Land and Colonization Company
No CommentsBaja California almost became part of the British Empire in 1890.Read More »
Apache Wars with Mexico
No CommentsFor centuries the Apache beat back colonization.Read More »
The Maya World Between Collapse and Conquest
No CommentsAfter the Classic Maya Collapse, what happened in the Yucatán?Read More »
Nezahualcoyotl, Poet-King of Texcoco
No CommentsThe story of one of the most extraordinary rulers of ancient Mexico.Read More »
Teresa Urrea: Mystic, Healer, Revolutionary
No CommentsA young girl with special powers transformed the culture and politics of northern Mexico.Read More »
California’s First Black Governor, Pío Pico, 1832
No CommentsFew know that California has already had a Black governor, but under Mexican rule.Read More »
Huamalgüeños, The Fog People of Cedros Island
No CommentsThe natives of a Mexican Pacific island abandoned their paradise to integrate into Spanish mission system.Read More »
Mountain Yaqui, Indigenous Resistance into the 20th Century
No CommentsFor nearly 400 years, the Mountain Yaqui resisted outside dominationRead More »
Casta: Race in Colonial Mexico
No CommentsRacial classifications in colonial Mexico were confusing and borderline comical.Read More »
San Patricios – The Saint Patrick’s Battalion
No CommentsA little-known battalion of Irish soldiers played an important role in the Mexican War.Read More »
Pánuco, Forgotten Spanish Colony in Mexico
1 CommentOnce a prosperous region, the colony of Pánuco burned out in a few short decades.Read More »
Geronimo in Mexico
No CommentsLegendary Apache leader Geronimo spent much time in Mexico & had deep feelings about its country and people.Read More »
The Comanche Wars, 1821-1870
No CommentsFor decades, Comanche raiding parties terrorized the northern reaches of a young Mexico.Read More »
Montezuma the Great
No CommentsAn overview of one of the most important figures in Mexican history.Read More »
Juan O’Donojú, The Last Viceroy
No CommentsThe last Viceroy of New Spain left an interesting legacy. This is his story.Read More »
Islas Marías, The Mexican Alcatraz
No CommentsThe story of the last island penal colony in the Americas, Las Islas Marias.Read More »
Sor Juana, A Magnificent Life
No CommentsLittle known outside Mexico, this 17th Century intellectual was a driving cultural force of her time.Read More »
Carmelita Torres and the 1917 Bath Riots
No CommentsFear of a pandemic led to drastic measures at the border. A Mexican maid said, "No."Read More »
The Unpriestly Life of Father Servando Teresa de Mier
No CommentsA rebel priest who escaped prison 7 times, he played an important role in creating the nation of …Read More »
Yucatán, USA; A State That Almost Was
No CommentsIn the mid-19th Century, Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula almost became a possession of the United States.Read More »
Opata Kingdoms of the North
No CommentsA complex civilization existed in the deserts of Sonora. Who were the Opata?Read More »
John Dee’s Magical Mexican Mirror
No CommentsA 16th Century English philosopher and seer possessed an interesting Aztec artifact.Read More »
Ancient Mysteries
El Manatí, Sacred Swamp of the Olmecs
No CommentsIn 1987 local villagers digging in a swamp found an amazing ancient religious site.Read More »
Chalchiuhtlicue, the Powerful Water Goddess
No CommentsThe Aztec goddess of water once ruled an entire universe and then destroyed it.Read More »
The Lost City of Labna, “The Old House”
No CommentsThe small ruined city of Labna in the Yucatan could be described as "intense."Read More »
Cosmic Portals in Ancient Mexico
2 CommentsThe ancient Mexicans opened up portals to other dimensions, worlds and possibilities.Read More »
El Chanal, Lost City of the Water Elves
No CommentsLittle is known about this mysterious lost city in the state of Colima.Read More »
Pacal the Great, King of Palenque
No CommentsHe reigned over 68 years and was one of the most important rulers of the ancient Maya.Read More »
Cerro de Trincheras, Lost City of the Sonoran Desert
No CommentsA magnificent city of 1,500 people flourished in the middle of the Sonoran Desert, then was abandoned.Read More »
El Calón: Pyramid Made of Seashells
No Comments275 million seashells went into constructing the most unique pyramid in all ancient MExicoRead More »
Camazotz: Batman of the Maya
No CommentsThe Mayan death-bat god Camazotz is still misunderstood by researchers.Read More »
Kabah: Royal Snake in the Hand
No CommentsWith dazzling architecture, Kabah was unique among ancient Maya cities.Read More »
Mapa Tlotzin, More than an Ancient Map
No CommentsThis ancient map from the Kingdom of Texcoco has interesting stories to tell.Read More »
Chacmool, Mysterious Sculptures of Ancient Mexico
No CommentsArchaeologists are still trying to figure out the meaning behind this mysterious sculpture.Read More »
Comalcalco, Round Sky City of the Maya
No CommentsMade almost entirely of brick, Comalcalco is unique among Maya cities.Read More »
Cacao: From Currency to Chocolate
No CommentsCacao has an interesting and mysterious history.Read More »
Cantona, Forgotten Fortress City
No CommentsIt was one of the largest and most important cities in ancient Mexico, so why have you never …Read More »
Dwarfs and Hunchbacks in Ancient Mexico
No CommentsDwarfs and hunchbacks played important but mysterious roles in ancient Mexican cultures.Read More »
Mitla: Magnificent “City of Rest”
No CommentsBeautiful ornamentation found nowhere else in Mexico grace the ancient site of Mitla.Read More »
The Eruption of Xitle & the Destruction of Cuicuilco
No CommentsA volcano and a massive wall of lava ended the prosperous city-state of CuicuilcoRead More »
The Mysterious Shaft Tombs of Western Mexico
No CommentsUnique and impressive elite burials across western Mexico are still somewhat mysterious.Read More »
Cobá, Empire in the Jungle
No CommentsA magnificent city in the jungle still has many stories to tell.Read More »
Tres Zapotes, The Eternal City
No CommentsThis ancient city was inhabited for almost 2,500 years. Who lived there? Why?Read More »
La Pintada, Mystery in the Desert
No CommentsA little-known archaeological site in Sonora may have served as a destination for pilgrims for thousands of years.Read More »
The Mysterious Monoliths of Santo Tomás Jalieza
No CommentsThree mysterious carved stones have stood in a remote part of Oaxaca for thousands of years. Who carved …Read More »
Xochiquetzal, Aztec Goddess of Love (and More)
No CommentsKnown as the Aztec goddess of love, Xochiquetzal had many aspects and served many roles.Read More »
Aztlán Found? Mexcaltitlán
No CommentsA tiny fishing village on an artificial island in Nayarit may be the lost home of the Aztecs.Read More »
The Mystifying Rock Art of Burgos, Tamaulipas
No CommentsNearly 5,000 ancient images exist on the walls of caves and ravines in a remote part of Tamaulipas.Read More »
Calakmul, Kingdom of the Snake
No CommentsOne of the largest and most mysterious ancient Maya cities is still covered in jungle and rarely visited.Read More »
Aztec Lords of the Night
1 CommentThe Aztec week had 9 days and each day had a Lord of the NightRead More »
Lost City of the Tarascans
No CommentsA lost city in the Badlands of Michoacan could be the site of the start of the Tarascan …Read More »
Queens of Yaxchilán
No CommentsThe stories of 3 powerful Maya women are etched in stone for all to see centuries later.Read More »
Myths and Legends
4 MORE Random Spooky Stories from Mexico
No CommentsHere are 4 MORE random spooky stories from Mexico.Read More »
3 Random Spooky Stories from Mexico
No CommentsMexico is full of creepy/spooky stories. Here are 3.Read More »
Journey to the Mythical Land of Quivira
No CommentsThe people of colonial Mexico were dazzled by legends of fabulous cities in the heart of North America.Read More »
Legends of the Otomí People
No CommentsThe Otomí are one of the most ignored and marginalized indigenous groups in Mexico. Here are 4 of …Read More »
Legends from Colonial Mexico City
No CommentsMexico City spawned many legends during its 300-year history under Spain. Here are 3.Read More »
Legends from Coahuila
No CommentsMexico's third largest state is home to many legends.Read More »
Maya Legends into the 21st Century
No CommentsMany myths and legends of the Maya survive into the 21st Century. Here are 3.Read More »
Chihuahua Myths and Legends
No CommentsThe state of Chihuahua is home to many myths and legends. Here are 4.Read More »
Legends from Nuevo León
No CommentsThe Mexican state of Nuevo León is home to many legends.Read More »
Legends from Morelia, Michoacán
No CommentsThe beautiful colonial city of Morelia is home to many legends. Here are 4.Read More »
Tlaxcalan Legends
No CommentsThis ancient region of Mexico has many legends. Here are 3.Read More »
Zacatecas Legends
No CommentsThe central Mexican state of Zacatecas is full of legends. Here are 4.Read More »
Tamaulipas Legends
No Comments4 legends from the Mexican state of Tamaulipas.Read More »
Legends of Baja California Sur
2 CommentsOne of the newest states in Mexico is home to many old legends.Read More »
Legends of the Chichimeca
No CommentsThe Chichimeca people of northern Mexico had a rich folklore and oral history.Read More »
Bandits and Hidden Treasures, Part Two
No CommentsMore stories of Mexico's legendary bandits and their secret stashes of loot.Read More »
Bandits and Hidden Treasures, Part One
No CommentsThroughout Mexican history bandits have stashed their loot and much of it has never been foundRead More »
Iztaccíhuatl and Popocatépetl
No CommentsTwo volcanoes have played an important part of Mexican mythology for thousands of years.Read More »
Sinaloa, Land of Legends
No CommentsOn Mexico's Pacific coast, the state of Sinaloa is home to many legends. Here are 4.Read More »
Legends from the State of Colima
No CommentsThe small Mexican state of Colima is home to many legends.Read More »
Ghostly Guadalajara
2 CommentsSurprisingly, the Mexican city of Guadalajara is very haunted. Here are 5 spooky stories.Read More »
Legends from Durango
No CommentsRich in history and culture, the state of Durango is home to many legends. Here are 3.Read More »
Tijuana Urban Legends
No Commentshttps://mexicounexplained.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/TijuanaUrbanLegends.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWith 1.7 million people, the city of Tijuana in the Mexican …Read More »
Legends from Sonora
No CommentsThe Mexican state of Sonora has a diverse landscape and is home to many myths and legends.Read More »
Indigenous Legends from Nayarit
No CommentsThe state of Nayarit has many legends that have their origins in their indigenous communities. Here are 3.Read More »
Four Legends from Veracruz
2 CommentsThe state of Veracruz has an intriguing history and his home to many legends. Here are 4.Read More »
Seven Brief Legends from Puebla
No CommentsThe state of Puebla is rich in legends. Here are 7.Read More »
Ghosts and Legends of the Mexico City Subway
No CommentsMany legends lurk beneath the streets of Mexico City. Here are 6.Read More »
Four Legends from San Luis Potosí
No CommentsMany legends exist in the north-central Mexican state of San Luis Potosí. Here are four.Read More »
Lost Treasures of the State of Chihuahua
No CommentsThe largest state in Mexico is host to many stories of lost treasures.Read More »
Otherworldly Phenomena
The Mysterious Teleportation of Geraldo & Raffa Vidal
No CommentsAn Argentine couple driving their car in dense fog mysteriously appeared on a Mexican highway thousands of miles …Read More »
UFOs Over Guadalajara
No CommentsWhat's happening in the skies over Guadalajara?Read More »
Bizarre Happenings at Atlixco
No CommentsFor over a thousand years Atlixco has been a strange and unique place.Read More »
Mysterious Cloud UFOs Over Mexico
No CommentsClouds in the shape of UFOs, or UFOs in the shape of clouds?Read More »
High Strangeness at Peña del Zumate
No CommentsPortals, aliens, missing time and assorted high strangeness seem to infest this beautiful pine-topped mountain.Read More »
UFO Incident at Ciudad Pemex
No CommentsA violent electrical storm in 1973 brought strange visitors to this Tabasco town.Read More »
Mysterious Fireballs Over Veracruz
No CommentsFrom the late '70s mysterious fireballs have appeared around a remote mountain in VeracruzRead More »
Peña de Bernal, The Ultimate Mexican Paranormal Hotspot
No CommentsA beautiful natural wonder in Mexico is the setting for many instances of paranormal activityRead More »
Vortexes and Spirals in the Skies Over Mexico
No CommentsStrange atmospheric anomalies have appeared in Mexico's skies for many years. What are they?Read More »
UFO Encounter at Ajusco – The Case of Carlos Díaz
1 CommentFor decades a man has supposedly had contact with aliens in the mountains outside of Mexico CityRead More »
Marla, A Mexican Contactee
No CommentsA housewife and mother of 10 became the most celebrated alien contactee in Mexico.Read More »
The 1950 UFO Crash at El Indio
No CommentsWas the 1950 flying saucer crash near the US-Mexico border real or part of an elaborate misinformation campaign?Read More »
The Alien Skulls of Ónavas, Sonora
No CommentsIn 1999 workers digging a ditch in a small town in Sonora stumbled across an otherworldly find.Read More »
Mexican Crop Circles
No CommentsCalled agrogramas in Spanish, crop circles are a recent phenomenon in Mexico.Read More »
Forgotten UFO Stories of the 1970s
2 CommentsThe 1970s had many interesting UFO cases, many of which are unknown or poorly researched.Read More »
Alien Abduction in Acapulco, 1954
No CommentsOn a lonely mountain road a man met up with a group of blond aliens and boarded their …Read More »
UFO Incident at the Santa Lucia Air Force Base
No CommentsIn 1971 a teenage girl had a strange encounter with a UFO outside a Mexican Air Force baseRead More »
Alien Encounter at Meoqui
No CommentsIn 1987, 4 boys in a small Mexican town came face to face with 5 strange creatures.Read More »
The Puebla UFO Crash of 1977
No CommentsWhat crashed in a remote area of the Mexican state of Puebla in 1977 is still a mystery.Read More »
Day of the Martian, Mexico’s Alien Fiesta
No Comments3 Gulf Coast towns have an annual fiesta to celebrate the extraterrestrials protecting them.Read More »
UFOs Over Tijuana
No CommentsOrbs, mother ships, strange lights and zeppelins have all appeared over this huge Mexican border town.Read More »
Mexico City UFOs
1 CommentThe skies over one of the largest cities in the world have hosted many unidentified aerial crafts.Read More »
Secret UFO Bases in Mexico
3 CommentsDo secret extraterrestrial bases exist in Mexico?Read More »
The Teleportation of Gil Pérez
No CommentsManila palace guard Gil Pérez nodded off and woke up 9,000 miles away in Mexico City.Read More »
Stone UFOs and the Maya Breakaway Civilization
No CommentsDid a group of ancient Maya leave earth many centuries ago?Read More »
Mexican Volcanoes, UFOs and Strange Humanoids
No CommentsStrange humanoids and UFOs have been spotted in and around Mexico's volcanoesRead More »
The Alien Artifacts of Ojuelos de Jalisco
18 CommentsHoax or real? Strange artifacts have been found in a remote area of Jalisco for decades.Read More »
The Mexican Air Force vs. the Flying Saucers
1 CommentIn March of 2004 the Mexican Air Force had a run-in with 11 mysterious objects in the sky.Read More »
The Alien Abduction of Salvador Villanueva Medina
4 CommentsA Mexican taxi driver claimed to have been taken aboard an alien spacecraft in 1953.Read More »
The Zone of Silence: Mexico’s Bermuda Triangle
4 CommentsWhat's going on in this strange region of the Chihuahuan Desert?Read More »
Hodge Podge
Cerro Culiacán, Mexican Mountain of Mystery
No CommentsCould a mysterious city exist underneath this pyramid-shaped mountain in Guanajuato?Read More »
A Tale of Two Witch Towns: Naica, Chihuahua and La Biznaga, Coahuila
No CommentsTwo towns in northern Mexico vie for the title, "Witch Capital of the World."Read More »
The Mysterious Disappearance of Mexican Supermodel Gabriela Rico Jiménez
4 CommentsA Mexican supermodel was found disoriented and ranting in front of a hotel. What happened to her?Read More »
Loteria, The Story of Mexican Picture Bingo
No CommentsThe colorful and intriguing Mexican picture bingo game has an uncertain future.Read More »
Stranded on Socorro Island
No CommentsNot many Mexicans know of this lonely island located over 700 miles into the Pacific.Read More »
The Mysterious Crash of Mexicana Flight 704
3 CommentsWe may never know the real reason for one of Mexico's biggest aviation disasters.Read More »
Hanal Pixán, Day of the Dead of the Maya
No CommentsThe modern Maya have their own special take on Day of the Dead called Hanal PixánRead More »
Cherán, Indigenous Autonomous Zone
No CommentsTired of abuse from criminals and politicians, the town of Cherán declared itself self-governing.Read More »
Tarahumara Religion and Ritual
No CommentsThe Tarahumara of northern Mexico practice a unique blend of ancient beliefs & ChristianityRead More »
Cenotes of the Maya
No CommentsFresh water sinkholes in the Yucatan helped sustain Maya civilization.Read More »
The Story of Chicle
1 CommentChewing gum based on chicle has a long history in Mexico.Read More »
Island of the Dolls
No CommentsAn island in Xochimilco populated by hundreds of dolls has an eerie and interesting storyRead More »
Was Thomas Edison Really a Mexican?
No CommentsSome evidence suggest that the famous American inventor wasn't American at all.Read More »
Cuetlaxochitl, aka Poinsettia
No CommentsCalled the cuetlaxochitl by the ancient Mexicans, the poinsettia has a long and little-known history.Read More »
Seri People, The Last to Assimilate
No CommentsThis remote indigenous group struggles to hold on to its culture and language.Read More »
Juan Quezada and the Story of Mata Ortiz
2 CommentsOne man magically brought a pottery tradition back to life after centuries of dormancy.Read More »
Black Pearls of the Sea of Cortez
No CommentsThese unique gems have an interesting history dating back centuries.Read More »
Chinampas, Floating Gardens of Ancient Mexico
No CommentsA unique form of agriculture has existed in Mexico for over 1,000 years and is in danger of …Read More »
Pulque, Drink of the Gods
No CommentsA uniquely Mexican drink, pulque is surrounded by interesting myths and legends.Read More »
The Beautiful Imagination of Yolanda Vargas Dulché
No CommentsNo one person has contributed more to Mexican art and culture than Yolanda Vargas Dulché.Read More »
The Mysterious Craters of Valle de Santiago
No Comments7 Craters in central Mexico are home to a whole host of extraordinary things.Read More »
The Sorcerers of Catemaco
No CommentsFor untold generations magical practitioners have lived in an area of Veracruz known as Catemaco.Read More »
Xoloitzcuintli: Sacred Dog of the Ancient Mexicans
No CommentsOnce nearly extinct, this unusual dog has played an important role in Mexico since ancient timesRead More »
Mexico’s Minority Languages
No CommentsThere are hundreds of languages in Mexico besides Spanish. Some are quite obscure and even mysterious.Read More »
The Art of Sugar Skulls
No CommentsThe story of sugar skulls, what they mean and how to make them.Read More »
María Sabina & the Psychedelic Revolution
No CommentsAn elderly indigenous healer from Oaxaca was the spark that set off the '60s psychedelic movementRead More »
Wirikuta and the Huichol Universe
No CommentsTo the Huichol, their Garden of Eden is a real place called Wirikuta.Read More »
Pachita: Psychic Surgeon, Medium & Mystic
12 CommentsDid a mysterious Mexican healer hold the key to understanding consciousness itself?Read More »
The Untold Story of the Mexican Peso
1 CommentFor centuries the Mexican peso was the most prized currency in the world.Read More »
The Story of Maize, Mexico’s Gift to the World
2 CommentsFirst domesticated in Mexico 9,000 years ago, corn is one of the most important foods on earth.Read More »
