Mexico Unexplained

Barrios Beyond Time: Comparing Teotihuacan’s Enigmatic Neighborhoods 18.02.2024 14:45 ↓

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

Witchcraft and Pacts with the Devil in Late Colonial Mexico 11.02.2024 18:01 ↓

Thousands of documents tell different stories of the Spanish Inquisition in colonial Mexico.

Exploring the Mysteries of La Venta 04.02.2024 14:08 ↓

Important but neglected, the city of La Venta dominated the Olmec world for 500 years.

Catarina de San Juan and the Trans-Pacific Slave Trade 28.01.2024 15:14 ↓

An enslaved woman from India found herself living 10,000 miles away from home in 1600s colonial Mexico.

Porfirio Díaz: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly 21.01.2024 14:26 ↓

Over 100 years after his death historians are still wondering what to make of the reign of Porfirio Díaz.

More Legends from the State of Chihuahua 14.01.2024 13:45 ↓

The Mexican state of Chihuahua is home to many legends. Here are 4 (more).

The Trial of the Chichimec Witch, 19 July 1599 07.01.2024 17:52 ↓

An obscure witch trial on the frontier of New Spain was more political than religious.

The Newest Maya Ruin and America’s “Sleeping Prophet” 31.12.2023 15:00 ↓

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

Did Jesus Really Appear on a Tortilla in Mexico? 24.12.2023 15:30 ↓

The story of how a seemingly random occurrence became a pop culture phenomenon.

More Legends from the Yaqui People 17.12.2023 13:08 ↓

The Yaqui people of northwestern Mexico have many legends. Here are three (more).

The Lerdo Monster, a New Chupacabra? 10.12.2023 14:13 ↓

A strange monster is said to be killing livestock in northern Durango. What is it?

Edzná, Land of the Seven Provinces 03.12.2023 14:38 ↓

This ruined city in the jungles of Campeche has a long and interesting history.

Legends from the State of Tabasco 26.11.2023 14:18 ↓

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

Julia Pastrana, Mexico’s “Ape Woman” 19.11.2023 16:29 ↓

The star of freak shows, circuses and chambers of horror, Julia Pastrana was the most famous Mexican woman in the world in the 1850s.

The Stories of Two Unknown Mexican Saints 12.11.2023 14:41 ↓

Have you ever heard of these 2 saints from Mexico?

Have You Ever Heard of the Islas Coronado? 05.11.2023 15:19 ↓

This northernmost group of Mexican islands has a unique history and many strange tales to tell.

Benito Juárez: The Indigenous Statesman Who Shaped Modern Mexico 28.10.2023 15:11 ↓

A brief profile of one of the greatest leaders of Mexico.

Legends of the Huichol People 21.10.2023 13:30 ↓

The Huichol people of the mountains of Mexico have many legends. Here are three.

Did a Mexican Invent Color TV? 15.10.2023 12:21 ↓

Many Mexicans have never heard of genius inventor Guillermo González Camarena

El Teúl, Eternal City of Mystery 08.10.2023 14:21 ↓

This little-known site in southern Zacatecas was an important place in ancient Mexico for almost 2,000 years.

Does a Group of Remote Islands in the Western Pacific Belong to Mexico? 01.10.2023 16:15 ↓

4 small Pacific islands north of New Guinea may belong to Mexico

The Mexican Alien Mummies, All You Need to Know 24.09.2023 15:03 ↓

Facts and speculation about the biggest UFO-related event to happen in Mexico in 2023.

Archangel Michael and the Well of Miracles 17.09.2023 13:34 ↓

The Archangel Michael appeared to a poor boy in Mexico in 1631 and brought with him miracles.

Three More Legends from Jalisco 03.09.2023 13:36 ↓

Here are three more intriguing legends from the state of Jalisco

Little-Known Mexican Virgins, Part 5 27.08.2023 14:57 ↓

Our series continues with 3 more important but little-known shrines to Our Lady