This ancient canal system close to Mexico City earned the title "the Venice of Mexico" because of its beauty, culture, ...

The chinampas in use today go back about a thousand years, to when Aztec farmers began building ... in the southern Mexico City neighborhood of Xochimilco — despite continuing encroachment ...

On game days, the Xochimilco Light Rail known as Tren Ligero is one of the fastest ways to reach the stadium, located south of the city, but it currently has 20 trains and the city’s government ...

“We have to preserve Xochimilco in order to have axolotl,” said UNAM biologist Luis Zambrano, comparing the effort to safeguarding the Arctic for polar bears. Axolotls, revered in Aztec ...

According to mythology, Xolotl transformed himself into an axolotl to hide in the waters of Lake Xochimilco to escape sacrifice. This connection gave the creature a mystical status among the Aztecs, ...

A new analysis of hundreds of obsidian artifacts from the Aztec Empire has revealed the vast trade networks that supplied ...

Archaeologists found that while the Mexica primarily used green obsidian, obsidian also came from at least seven other locations.

Our critic Jason Farago shares what you shouldn’t miss in a city imprinted with seven centuries of cultural history.

NEW YORK, May 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Aztec Group ("Aztec" or the "Group"), a leading international fund and corporate services provider to the alternative investments industry, has announced the ...