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 ...

Hernan Cortes landed in Mexico in 1519; two years later, history tells us, the Aztec civilization fell to the Spanish invaders and was wiped out. "Atomik Aztex," the hallucinatory first novel by poet ...

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 ...

The central plaza holds a special attraction for the people of Mexico. They call it el zocalo, “the pedestal.” Gen. Santa Anna, who served as president 11 different times, ordered that a monument to ...

STAMFORD — Early on in “The History Makers,” Stamford native Val Bodurtha’s young adult novel set in a modern-day Aztec empire, the book’s protagonist celebrates her 17th birthday as one does in ...

My columna a couple of weeks ago about whether Aztec savagery influences violence in Mexico today drew muchos responses, both bueno and malo. Here are two: It got me thinking, and what I’ve found is ...

SKULLS, demons, blood and sacrificial rituals. For graffiti artist Stuart Gilkenson the Aztecs represented striking ancient themes on which to hone his modern day skills. So the Hornsby 28-year-old ...

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