Did you know? A sacred game
The ancient game of amalla was not mere sport. The ballcourt was a "middleworld" between gods and humans, a battleground for the cosmic tension between life and death, good and evil, sacrifice and...
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Did you know? "The Bells of San Blas", Nayarit, Mexico
The author of the famous poem "The Bells of San Blas" had never ever visited the town.
The San Blas that the poem refers to is in the state of Nayarit, on the Pacific coast. Today, it is a small town,...
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Did you know? Agaves function as Mexico's 7-Elevens
Agaves can be thought of as another chain of "7-Elevens".
The numerous members of the Agave family are all native to the New World. "Agave" is derived from the Greek word "agauos" (admirable). Ag...
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Did you know? An early ascent of Mexico's highest peak, El Pico de Orizaba
Scientists first explored El Pico de Orizaba, Mexico's highest peak, as long ago as 1838.
El Pico de Orizaba, or Citlaltépetl (= star), is Mexico's highest peak, with a summit 5,746 meters (18,853 fe...
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Did you know? Independence battle map is upsidedown
The battle in question is the Battle of Calderon Bridge (Batalla del Puente de Calderon), fought just outside Guadalajara in January 1811 as part of Mexico’s fight for Independence. The decisive batt...
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Did You Know? Mexico in the Guinness world records: part two
An earlier column described several Guinness records and their connection to Mexico and Mexicans. This month's column examines four more very different Guinness records which do not involve quite as mu...
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