The Pre Columbian Era
The first major civilization of Mesoamerica, the Olmecs, populated southern Veracruz state and parts of Tabasco on Mexico's Gulf coast.
Mexican Culture
Articles about Mexican culture and traditions
Articles about Mexican culture and traditions
The Colonial Era
The following 300 years mark the Colonial era, when the territories of New Spain were expanded
The Spanish Conquest
The Aztec empire reached its height in the early 16th century, under Emperor Moctezuma.
History of Mexico
A brief introduction to Mexico's History
Society and Culture in Mexico
This guide gives and overview and introduction to Mexico's modern-day society and cultural norms
On Reading and Taking Horses to Water
Several years ago, when Mexico introduced a law mandating a single price for books, it was argued that it might not make books cheaper, but would lead to more and better stocked stores and promote reading.
So Do Mexicans Have a Sense of Humor?
The international rumpus in 2011 over jokes about Mexicans made on the British television program Top Gear, and Mexico's reaction—probably overreaction—to some silly comments, may cause people to wonder whether Mexicans have a sense of humor, particularly about themselves.
New Banknotes Mark Independence, Revolution
The Mexican government has been getting a head start on celebrations of the bicentennial anniversary of the Independence, and the centennial anniversary of the Revolution.
A King Among Kings
Argentine cartoonist Quino (Joaquín Lavado), creator of the Mafalda comic strip, is in Mexico this week. Mafalda, which Quino began drawing in 1964 and continued until 1973, was always popular in Mexico, itself home to some of the world's finest political cartoonists...
Read All About It
For a country where people read notoriously few books, and not too many newspapers, Mexico has a reasonably large number of news-stands and vendors - on just about every street corner, in fact. The larger stands sell more than just newspapers...
Mexico Wins ‘Most Beautiful Flag’ Poll
One of the readers of 20Minutos.es, a Spanish daily, launched an online poll within his 'web space', asking readers to vote for the flag which they felt was the most attractive, from an initial list of 104. The contest closed on July 7,...
A Mal Tiempo, Buena Cara
Mexico City's new non-smoking rules have gone into effect, barring smoking in all enclosed areas of restaurants, bars and other public buildings.