Barrios Beyond Time: Comparing Teotihuacan’s Enigmatic Neighborhoods

Posted February 18, 2024March 5, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

What was life like in the neighborhoods of ancient Mexico’s largest city?

The Newest Maya Ruin and America’s “Sleeping Prophet”

Posted December 31, 2023March 9, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

Mexico’s newest archaeological zone has a strange connection to an early 20th Century American clairvoyant

Legends from the State of Tabasco

Posted November 26, 2023March 10, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Myths and Legends

The Mexican state of Tabasco is home to many legends. Here are 4.

Mysteries of the Aztec Crystal Skulls Revealed!

Posted August 20, 2023April 10, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

The story of the mysterious crystal skulls of the Aztecs

Death Gods of the Maya

Posted December 18, 2022June 2, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

The ancient Maya had 2 death gods. Here is what we know.

House of the 7 Dolls and the Lost City of Dzibilchaltún

Posted November 20, 2022June 2, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

7 Mysterious figurines were found in the middle of a Maya temple staring up at the sky. What did this mean?

Cosmic Portals in Ancient Mexico

Posted August 28, 2022August 28, 2022 Robert Bitto2 CommentsPosted in Ancient Mysteries

The ancient Mexicans opened up portals to other dimensions, worlds and possibilities.

Maya Legends into the 21st Century

Posted May 1, 2022 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Myths and Legends

Many myths and legends of the Maya survive into the 21st Century. Here are 3.

Chacmool, Mysterious Sculptures of Ancient Mexico

Posted February 6, 2022 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

Archaeologists are still trying to figure out the meaning behind this mysterious sculpture.

Dwarfs and Hunchbacks in Ancient Mexico

Posted October 10, 2021 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

Dwarfs and hunchbacks played important but mysterious roles in ancient Mexican cultures.

What is a Codex?

Posted August 17, 2020 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

In ancient Mexico the art of manuscript making goes back many centuries.

Jaguar Gods of the Maya

Posted June 7, 2020 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

The jaguar is an enduring symbol in ancient Mexico. The Maya had many jaguar deities.

Yucatán, USA; A State That Almost Was

Posted January 6, 2020 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Little-Known History

In the mid-19th Century, Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula almost became a possession of the United States.

Xtabay: Jungle Witch of the Maya

Posted May 5, 2019 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Myths and Legends

After her death, an old maid returned to earth as a female demon and now lurks around snatching unsuspecting men.

El Tajín: Ancient City of Mystery

Posted March 4, 2019 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

No one knows who built this fabulous city in Mexico’s Gulf Coast jungles.

Mexico’s Minority Languages

Posted November 28, 2018November 28, 2018 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Hodge Podge

There are hundreds of languages in Mexico besides Spanish. Some are quite obscure and even mysterious.

The Temple of Kukulkan, Pyramid of Mystery

Posted November 19, 2018November 19, 2018 Robert Bitto1 CommentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

The most well-known pyramid in Mexico is still shrouded in mystery.

The Huay Chivo

Posted September 16, 2018 Robert Bitto1 CommentPosted in Cryptids and Legendary Creatures

Mexican cryptid or just a legend? The Huay Chivo has been terrorizing people for centuries.

The Lost Continent of Mu & the Mexican Mother Civilization

Posted June 25, 2018 Robert Bitto5 CommentsPosted in Ancient Mysteries

Parts of a 19th Century theory still exist today linking ancient Mexico to a fabulous lost kingdom

The Great Maya Book Burning

Posted May 7, 2018 Robert Bitto1 CommentPosted in Little-Known History

In 1562 a Franciscan friar serving in the Yucatan burned thousands of Maya artifacts including dozens of books.

Stone UFOs and the Maya Breakaway Civilization

Posted January 15, 2018 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Otherworldly Phenomena

Did a group of ancient Maya leave earth many centuries ago?

The Story of Maize, Mexico’s Gift to the World

Posted October 16, 2017October 16, 2017 Robert Bitto2 CommentsPosted in Hodge Podge

First domesticated in Mexico 9,000 years ago, corn is one of the most important foods on earth.

The Hero Twins of the Maya Creation Story

Posted October 9, 2017October 9, 2017 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

Twin brothers played an important role in the Maya story of the creation of the universe.

Olmec Colossal Stone Heads

Posted September 4, 2017May 12, 2020 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

Mysterious stone heads stand watch in the jungles of Mexico.

Moon Goddesses of the Ancient Mexicans

Posted August 21, 2017August 21, 2017 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

In Mexico female lunar deities date back thousands of years.

Cadejos: Gigantic Dogs of Good & Evil

Posted August 13, 2017May 30, 2018 Robert Bitto4 CommentsPosted in Cryptids and Legendary Creatures

In southern Mexico an unknown canine creature may exist. Friend or foe?

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 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?