Robert Bitto – Mexico Unexplained

Satan’s Playground: Tijuana During Prohibition

Posted April 11, 2026 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Uncategorized

The 18th Amendment caused a sleepy border town to experience a golden age, if only briefly

Matanchén: Mother Culture of Western Mexico

Posted April 5, 2026April 5, 2026 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

The Matanchén Culture played a foundational role in the development of later west-Mexican civilizations.

Huiracocha and the Hidden Esoteric Networks in Mexico

Posted March 29, 2026 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Hodge Podge

German-Mexican Dr. Arnoldo Krumm-Heller aka “Huiracocha” changed the esoteric landscape of post-Revolution Mexico

The Triumvirate of 1829: Mexico’s 8-Day Shadow Government

Posted March 22, 2026 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Little-Known History

Three men ruled Mexico for 8 days and had a profound impact on Mexican history.

Fringe Mysteries of the Toltec Capital of Tula

Posted March 15, 2026 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

For the past 25 years many alternative theories have emerged surrounding the ancient Toltec capital of Tula

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna: Strange but True Stories

Posted February 28, 2026 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Myths and Legends

The 11-time president of Mexico had many legends associated with him. Here are 4 strange but true stories.

Rio Bec: A Maya Masterpiece in the Jungle

Posted February 22, 2026 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

Nearly inaccessible and shrouded in jungle, the Maya city of Rio Bec has many secrets.

The Cora: Forgotten Indigenous Group of Western Mexico

Posted February 15, 2026February 22, 2026 Robert Bitto2 CommentsPosted in Hodge Podge

The Cora people, an indigenous group of the Sierra Madre Occidental in western Mexico, have preserved a rich syncretic culture demonstrating remarkable resilience across centuries.

Did Teotihuacan Have a Writing System?

Posted February 8, 2026 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

Long debated by scholars, new evidence suggests Teotihuacan may have had a writing system.

Ghosts and Demons: Four Legends from Nuevo Laredo

Posted February 1, 2026 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Myths and Legends

The border town of Nuevo Laredo is home to many scary stories. Here are 4.

Guadalupe Apparitions: Modern and Mysterious Cases

Posted January 25, 2026 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Religious Curiosities

In modern-day Mexico, the Virgin of Guadalupe is said to be appearing in the most interesting places.

The Texan Santa Fe Expedition of 1841

Posted January 18, 2026 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Little-Known History

An ill-fated Texan expedition into Mexican territory had international ramifications.

Mexican Flying Saucers: The Forgotten Encounters

Posted January 11, 2026 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Otherworldly Phenomena

An overview of little-known encounters with flying saucer UFOs in Mexico.

Cacaxtla: Mexico’s Hidden Archaeological Gem

Posted January 4, 2026 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

The little-known site of Cacaxtla has some of the most amazing murals in Mesoamerica.

Fake Toltec Spirituality and the New Age Movement

Posted December 28, 2025 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Hodge Podge

Modern-day “Toltec shamans” promise enlightenment, for a price.

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo… Explained

Posted December 21, 2025 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Little-Known History

A basic understanding of the treaty that formally ended the Mexican War in 1848

Discovering Tingambato

Posted December 14, 2025 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

This mysterious lost city set among central Michoacán’s avocado groves is little-understood by researchers.

Itztli: The Story of Obsidian

Posted December 7, 2025 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Hodge Podge

Obsidian has played practical and symbolic roles for thousands of years in ancient Mexico.

The Ghosts of Ciudad Juárez

Posted December 4, 2025 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Myths and Legends

The border town of Juárez is full of ghost stories. Here are 6.

Leon Trabuco’s Lost Gold

Posted November 23, 2025 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Myths and Legends

In the 1930s a Mexican businessman hid 16 tons of gold in the desert. Where is it?

The 1976 Disappearance and Reappearance of Rafael Pacheco Pérez

Posted November 16, 2025 Robert Bitto1 CommentPosted in Otherworldly Phenomena

A student pilot encountered high strangeness on a routine solo flight outside Mexico City

Cuauhtémoc: The Last Aztec Emperor

Posted November 9, 2025 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Little-Known History

Thrust into power in his mid-20s, the last emperor of the Aztecs tried to resist the Spanish and hold onto his crumbling empire.

The Yaqui War of 1925-1926: Resistance in Sonora’s Sierra

Posted November 2, 2025 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Little-Known History

Unknown to many Mexicans, Mexico waged a brutal war on the Yaqui people starting in 1925.

Lost City of Giants, Sonora

Posted October 26, 2025October 26, 2025 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

In the 1930s an American adventurer allegedly stumbled on an ancient city in a cave supposedly once inhabited by a blond race of giants.

Martín Ocelotl: Life and Trial of the Jaguar Shaman

Posted October 19, 2025 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Little-Known History

Martín Ocelotl, a Nahua priest and shaman, skillfully navigated the cultural upheaval of early colonial Mexico by blending indigenous spiritual practices with Christian symbols, only to face the wrath of the Spanish Inquisition in 1537 for his clandestine resistance.

Author: Robert Bitto