Known as the "Aztec death whistle," this object is an ancient Mesoamerican wind instrument typically crafted into the shape ...

According to Phys, the macabre Aztec hoard now totals 603 human skulls. Mexico’s National Institute ... of skulls is part of Huey Tzompantli, the temple’s main trophy room for human sacrifice.

The man was spotted climbing El Castillo, at Chichén Itzá in Mexico. Visitors have been banned since 2008 from climbing the ...

Then the Spaniards burst into the rooms of the temple to kill the others: those who were carrying water ... From Miguel Leon­Portilla, ed., The Brohen Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of ...

More than 100 hectares (247 acres) were scorched after a wildfire broke out in Mexico’s El Tepozteco National Park and Protected Natural Area, which includes an Aztec archeological site, on March 25, ...

This is the shocking moment a German tourist was beaten up by irate locals after he climbed a sacred Mayan temple in Mexico. Teresa Arroyo was visiting the Temple of Kukulcan in Chichén Itzá ...

Scattered throughout Mexico, you'll find the ruins of several ancient civilizations, including those of the Aztec, Maya and Toltec people. Many of these sites feature impressive pyramids standing ...

Getty A tourist visiting Mexico was arrested and later attacked after he climbed up the side of a historic Mayan temple. In video footage obtained by Sky News and the Daily Mail, a man from ...

A German tourist paid the price for ignoring this proverb when he was arrested by the Mexican authorities after he was seen climbing a sacred Mayan temple in Mexico on March 21, People magazine ...

It wasn't until 1978 that the temple dedicated to the Aztec gods Huitzilopochtli and Tláloc (gods of war and water) was unearthed in the heart of Mexico City. Today, the area remains an active ...