Mexico Unexplained

Manila palace guard Gil Pérez nodded off and woke up 9,000 miles away in Mexico City.

Expanding trade networks went hand in hand with the growth of the Aztec Empire.

The legacy of Africans in Mexico goes back 500 years.

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

To the Huichol, their Garden of Eden is a real place called Wirikuta.

The first Mexican-born saint was crucified in Japan in 1597. Here is his story.

Unique in the world of ancient mysteries, the circular pyramids at this site inspire wonder.

Do actual fairies exist in modern-day Mexico?

The largest pirate fleet in history laid waste to a Mexican city in 1663.

Many legends come from the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. Here are 5.

Did a mysterious Mexican healer hold the key to understanding consciousness itself?

For centuries the Mexican peso was the most prized currency in the world.

Early Spanish colonists witnessed terrible creatures in Mexican lakes.

An indigenous uprising in 1540 threatened the Spanish Empire's hold over Mexico.

A Divine message? In Monterrey this image of Mary cries every day.

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

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

Strange humanoids and UFOs have been spotted in and around Mexico's volcanoes

Mexico's version of the bogeyman has its origins in pagan Celtic Europe.

The powerful god of war demanded human sacrifices & blind obedience.