Alchichica: Mexican Crater of Mystery

Posted Leave a commentPosted in Hodge Podge

https://media.blubrry.com/3714357/content.blubrry.com/3714357/Alchichica.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSNestled in the high desert plains of the Mexican state of Puebla, on the border with Veracruz, lies Laguna de Alchichica, a shimmering, turquoise jewel set within an ancient volcanic crater. This saline lake, known as an axalapasco in the local Nahuatl language, is more […]

Mexico’s Lost Archipelago? The Curious Case of the Channel Islands

Posted Leave a commentPosted in Little-Known History

https://media.blubrry.com/3714357/content.blubrry.com/3714357/ChannelIslands.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSThe California Channel Islands, an eight-island chain off the coast of Southern California, are a treasure of natural beauty and ecological significance. Known in Mexico as the Archipiélago del Norte, or the Archipelago of the North, these islands—San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Anacapa, Santa […]

Mexico’s First Imperial Family: Where are They Now?

Posted Leave a commentPosted in Little-Known History

https://media.blubrry.com/3714357/content.blubrry.com/3714357/RoyalFamily.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSOn a warm July day in 1822, the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City echoed with the sounds of celebration. Agustín de Iturbide, a man of Basque descent born in Valladolid (now Morelia), Mexico, in 1783, stood before a cheering crowd as the heavy imperial crown […]

Ek Balam, City of The Jaguar Star

Posted Leave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

https://media.blubrry.com/3714357/content.blubrry.com/3714357/EkBalam.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSLocated in the Yucatán Peninsula. Ek Balam, meaning ‘Black Jaguar’ or ‘Jaguar Star’ in Yucatec Maya, was a significant northern Maya kingdom, known historically as Talol, during its peak from 770 to 840 AD.  The ruined city is situated about 12 miles north of Valladolid […]