Day of the Dead might sound like a solemn affair, but Mexico's famous holiday is actually a lively commemoration of the departed. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Day of the Dead might sound like a solemn affair, but Mexico’s famous holiday is actually a lively commemoration of the departed. The nationwide festivities, which include a massive parade in Mexico ...

Chef Scott Koshnoodi of New York celebrates Cinco de Mayo by reaching deep into Aztec culinary tradition. He then recreates the indigenous food of Mesoamerica with magic he learned at the forefront of ...

Mexico has launched a government-led effort to vindicate the life and legacy of a 'La Malinche', a woman long blamed for ...

(The Conversation) — While Halloween has its origins in Christian tradition, Day of the Dead is a mix of a thriving indigenous culture and the religion of its 16th-century conquerers. (The ...

The woman long blamed for her role in the fall of the Aztec empire in 1521 is getting a modern makeover. The Spanish called ...

If you're looking for a book that gives an old-fashioned thrill ride, local author Ed Newman is your man. His new book "Red Scorpion" cruises through 70 years of myth, legend, and "don't look under ...

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The truth is that it was something we had been working on for over a year until it was finally completed and inaugurated.” ...