Aztec writing sometimes used different colours to refine a word's meaning: This page is from an early 16th century book about Aztec imperial taxation, the Matricula de Tributos, now in the National ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) – Three young women surround a muscular, shirtless man, laughing, hugging and caressing his neck as he rocks his head back in pleasure. A dozen musicians pound out a furious rhythm ...

The Library of Congress has made the extraordinarily rare Code x Quetzalecatzin available online. Also known as the Aztec Codex, it was created sometime between 1570 and 1595 and shows native Aztec ...

For decades, researchers have been trying in vain to decipher ancient texts written on the Voynich manuscript - yet they may have been looking for inspiration in the wrong place. A U.S. botanist ...

For 15 years, David Vazquez has awakened each morning at 5:30 to clean the pews and the patio at the Episcopal Church of the Messiah in Santa Ana. His wife, Rosa, brings him lunch. When the musicians ...

Many of today's words are derived from the ancient Aztec language Mexican authorities will teach an ancient Aztec language as a required part of the curriculum in the capital, Mexico City. The ...