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Shakira sets Zócalo record with 400,000 fans in historic Mexico City...
Recent cartel violence had many wondering if the singer's free show in Mexico City's largest plaza would go on. But as her fans made clear, for Shakira and Mexico, 'whenever, wherever … we're meant to be together.'"
Henequen: the tainted history of Yucatán’s ‘green gold’
Henequen has a complex legacy in Mexico. It made many people rich in Mexico, but it also enslaved many in the Yucatán Peninsula in debt peonage.
A history of the Maya: The Postclassic period and the rise...
Dr. Pablo Mumary explains the complex alliances and city states of the ancient Maya, as the region began to war in the Postclassic period.
Carlota, the forgotten empress consort of Mexico
When France helped install Maximilian on the throne of Mexico during the 19th century, it seemed the fulfillment of a dream for the emperor and his wife, Carlota. It would not remain so for long.
You Dreamed of Empires by Álvaro Enrigue: A psychedelic reimagining of the historic first...
Would Mexico's history be different if Cortés and Moctezuma had better listened to their translators? This question and others are explored in Álvaro Enrigue's hallucinatory fever dream, "You Dreamed of Empires."
Mexico’s greatest race: The 1950 Carrera Panamericana
Over 2,000 miles long and routed through high elevation areas in Mexico, the 1950 Carrera Panamericana was one of the world's most challenging and dangerous road races.
The iconic Nissan Tsuru returns as a Mexico City taxi Hot Wheels collectible
Prices are high for the newly released Hot Wheels collectible of the iconic pink Mexico City taxi. That's largely because of the nostalgia for the Nissan Tsuru in Mexico.
Mexican pop legend Thalía named as Billboard’s 2026 ‘Icon’
From hits like “Amor a la Mexicana” to her telenovela era, Thalía's career has transcended generations and borders — and soon she'll have the award to prove it.
Mexico City says goodbye to American painter Kathleen Clement, who spent six decades documenting Mexico’s natural world
An American painter who made Mexico City her home for over six decades, Clement created layered, translucent works that celebrated and mourned the natural world she loved.
An ode to and a brief history of Bosque de Chapultepec
Both forest and urban park (twice the size of Central Park in New York City), Bosque de Chapultepec is a sanctuary and site of many attractions for Mexico City residents.
Gelman Collection of Mexican art on exhibit in Mexico for first time in 2 decades
Jacques and Natasha Gelman assembled one of the world's greatest art collections and many of these masterpieces are being exhibited in Mexico City, albeit for a controversially short time.
Mexican cinema leaves its mark on the famed Berlin International Film Festival
Two Mexican directors, Fernando Eimbcke and Fernanda Tovar (making her directorial debut), took home awards for their feature films "Moscas" and "Chicas tristes."
Made in Mexico: Teresa Margolles and the dissection of violence through art
Teresa Margolles work interprets violence through the lens of art in ways that can be very disturbing. But making violence feel real is part of the point.
For ‘therians’ in Mexico, acting like animals is the point
Teenagers trotting on all fours and wearing tails have turned “therian” — an online trend in which people identify as animals — into Mexico’s latest flash point, jumping from TikTok feeds into town plazas, campuses and even Congress.
Shakira’s announced March 1 Zócalo concert is still on, as of now
The free concert was to be a feel-good moment for a beloved performer to return the love to her Mexican fans. But harsh reality intervened in Jalisco and Mexico is standing by to see if the show will go on.
Pedro de Alvarado: A man of violence who helped shape modern Mexico
Pedro de Alvarada had a reputation for bravery among his fellow Spanish conquistadors, but was known for his cruelty among the Indigenous people of Mexico and Central America.
