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For the third straight year, the Mexican version of the famed independent film showcase will feature screenings at a number of movie theaters across the capital for four days

The capital's decorative support for the Women's Day march and rally shows how far the event has come, but protective measures have still been installed around the government palace.

The annual migration of monarch butterflies between Canada and Mexico helps keep forests alive, and does much more on literal and metaphorical levels.

Mayor Brugada's goal of a "very animal-friendly" capital faces three challenges: the prevalence of biting, feces left on sidewalks and the proliferation of unregistered street dogs.

The ancient Mexica welcomed spring each year with Tlacaxipehualiztli, a seasonal 20-day festival dedicated to the god of fertility, Xipe Tótec.

Mathias Goeritz was a notable painter and sculptor, doing his best work after fleeing the Nazi regime in his native Germany and moving to Mexico.

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.'"

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.

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."

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.