Mexico Unexplained

The Eagle and Jaguar Knights

Posted July 10, 2017July 10, 2017 Robert Bitto6 CommentsPosted in Ancient Mysteries

An overview of the elite special ops force in the Aztec military

Mexican Giants

Posted July 3, 2017October 10, 2019 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Cryptids and Legendary Creatures

Are giants in Mexico the stuff of myth or did they really exist?

The Mayan Cult of the Talking Cross

Posted June 26, 2017 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Little-Known History

A strange cross found in the jungle helped fuel a Maya resistance movement.

The Alien Artifacts of Ojuelos de Jalisco

Posted June 19, 2017 Robert Bitto19 CommentsPosted in Otherworldly Phenomena

Hoax or real? Strange artifacts have been found in a remote area of Jalisco for decades.

The 8 Omens of Montezuma and the End of the Aztec Empire

Posted June 11, 2017June 11, 2017 Robert Bitto1 CommentPosted in Myths and Legends

According to legend, 8 bad omens appeared in the final days of the Aztec Empire.

The Mexican Air Force vs. the Flying Saucers

Posted June 5, 2017 Robert Bitto1 CommentPosted in Otherworldly Phenomena

In March of 2004 the Mexican Air Force had a run-in with 11 mysterious objects in the sky.

The Lost City of Paquimé and the Casas Grandes Culture

Posted May 29, 2017 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

A bustling city emerged in the middle of the desert. Why did people abandon it?

Doña Bernarda’s Kitchen Table

Posted May 22, 2017May 23, 2017 Robert Bitto2 CommentsPosted in Little-Known History

A Mexican matriarch’s little-known role in the end of the Mexican War is still being felt today.

The Child Martyrs of Tlaxcala

Posted May 14, 2017May 14, 2017 Robert Bitto4 CommentsPosted in Religious Curiosities

Pope Francis fast-tracked 3 boys to sainthood. This is the story of their lives & times.

Lee Harvey Oswald in Mexico City

Posted May 8, 2017 Robert Bitto6 CommentsPosted in Little-Known History

JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald spent 5 days in Mexico weeks before the assassination. Why?

Mexican Sightings of Black Eyed Children

Posted April 30, 2017April 30, 2017 Robert Bitto9 CommentsPosted in Hodge Podge

Are they demons? Ghosts? Alien-Human hybrids? Black eyed children have been spotted all over Mexico.

The Alien Abduction of Salvador Villanueva Medina

Posted April 24, 2017April 27, 2017 Robert Bitto5 CommentsPosted in Otherworldly Phenomena

A Mexican taxi driver claimed to have been taken aboard an alien spacecraft in 1953.

El Niño Fidencio: Miraculous Healer or Fake?

Posted April 17, 2017April 17, 2017 Robert Bitto8 CommentsPosted in Religious Curiosities

Did a man from a small desert town have the ability to heal or was he a fraud?

The Alux and the Chaneque, Mexico’s Elusive Elves

Posted April 10, 2017 Robert Bitto7 CommentsPosted in Cryptids and Legendary Creatures

Does a mythical race of magical humanoids exist in the remote areas of Mexico?

Bring me the Head of Pancho Villa

Posted April 3, 2017March 28, 2023 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Little-Known History

In 1926 someone robbed the grave of Pancho Villa and stole his head. Who? Why?

El Pueblito, The Last Pyramid in Mexico

Posted March 27, 2017 Robert Bitto2 CommentsPosted in Ancient Mysteries

Indigenous people had been worshiping here for a thousand years, up until the 17th Century

The Virgin of Zapopan

Posted March 20, 2017March 20, 2017 Robert Bitto2 CommentsPosted in Religious Curiosities

Millions have claimed miracles related to this centuries-old statue of a Mexican Virgin Mary.

The Legends of the Santa Paula Cemetery

Posted March 13, 2017 Robert Bitto4 CommentsPosted in Myths and Legends

A picturesque cemetery in the heart of Guadalajara is home to many legends & maybe a few ghosts.

The Zone of Silence: Mexico’s Bermuda Triangle

Posted March 6, 2017March 6, 2017 Robert Bitto4 CommentsPosted in Otherworldly Phenomena

What’s going on in this strange region of the Chihuahuan Desert?

The Mesoamerican Ballgame

Posted February 27, 2017 Robert Bitto2 CommentsPosted in Ancient Mysteries

The world’s first team sport originated in the jungles of ancient Mexico 3,600 years ago.

William Lamport, Mexico’s Irish Would-Be King

Posted February 19, 2017April 29, 2018 Robert Bitto2 CommentsPosted in Little-Known History

A brilliant Irish adventurer almost won Mexico’s independence from Spain in the 1640s.

The Man-Bat of Northern Mexico

Posted February 12, 2017February 12, 2017 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Cryptids and Legendary Creatures

A winged, dark humanoid creature has been spotted in northern Mexico. What is it?

Maya Astronomy, the Flat Earth and the Infinite Universe

Posted January 30, 2017January 30, 2017 Robert Bitto3 CommentsPosted in Ancient Mysteries

The ancient Maya were quintessential stargazers. What did they believe about the earth and the universe?

Drug Use in Ancient Mexico

Posted January 23, 2017January 23, 2017 Robert Bitto2 CommentsPosted in Hodge Podge

A wide variety of hallucinogenic substances have been used in Mexico for thousands of years.

Vasco de Quiroga, Bishop of Utopia

Posted January 16, 2017 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Religious Curiosities

A gentle octogenarian reversed the tide of bloodshed during the Spanish Conquest of Mexico.

La Tlanchana and Other Mexican Mermaid Stories

Posted January 9, 2017May 12, 2020 Robert Bitto6 CommentsPosted in Myths and Legends, Uncategorized

Mermaid legends in Mexico date back thousands of years.

UFOs Over Mexico

Posted January 3, 2017January 3, 2017 Robert Bitto6 CommentsPosted in Otherworldly Phenomena

The highlights of the UFO phenomenon as it relates to Mexico.

Teotihuacán, The Lost City of the Gods

Posted December 26, 2016December 26, 2016 Robert Bitto3 CommentsPosted in Ancient Mysteries

Mysterious and enigmatic, this lost city is the most-visited archaeological site in Mexico.

Gertrudis Bocanegra, Heroine of the War of Mexican Independence

Posted December 19, 2016December 19, 2016 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Little-Known History

The story of a woman and her pivotal role in Mexico’s struggle for independence.

Montezuma’s Zoo

Posted December 5, 2016December 5, 2016 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

The story of the magnificent private zoo that existed in the imperial palace of the Aztecs.