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1,300-Year-Old Maya Head Unearthed at Palenque

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PULSE NEWS MEXICO A stucco head of a young Maya god of corn, dating back over 1,300 years, was unearthed in the Palenque archeological zone in the southern state of Chiapas, Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) reported Tuesday, May 31. The discovery was recorded during the 2021 archeological exploration season sponsored by the U.S. State Department’s Ambassadors

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Restoration of 16th Century Puebla Convent Completed with US Help

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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The restoration of the mural paintings inside the cloister of the ex-Convent of Huaquechula in the central Mexican state of Puebla was completed this week, the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) announced Monday, May 23. The restoration project was co-financed by INAH, a division of Mexico’s Culture Secretariat, and the U.S. Ambassadors

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