By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Renowned Mexican archaeologist Eduardo Matos Moctezuma received the coveted Princess of Asturias Award in the field of social sciences in Oviedo, Spain, on Wednesday, May 18. Matos Moctezuma, who is best known for discovering and excavating the ancient Mexica (Aztec) Templo Mayor in downtown Mexico City, was given the award in recognition of more
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) helped Guatemala in the exploration of the submerged Maya city in Lake Atitlán. The underwater site, which sank mysteriously into the lake hundreds of years ago, includes a complex of temples, plazas, houses and stelae, which had never before been seen by modern scientists. The joint
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF As covid-19 sanitary measures continue to ease nationwide, Mexico is due to open a total of 137 archeological sites for equinox observances this year, the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) announced Saturday, March 12. While still requiring masks and other sanitary precautions, the INAH said in a press release that it is
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexico City’s renowned Museum of Anthropology will reopen to the public on Wednesday, Nov. 11, the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) announced Tuesday, Nov. 10. The museum, which was closed in March due to the surging covid-19 pandemic, will be open Tuesday through Saturday, with reduced hours of 10 a.m. to 5
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By MATT SEDDON On Jan. 22, desperate parents of children with cancer demonstrated and caused a significant amount of chaos at Mexico City’s Benito Juárez International Airport. They were fighting for the lifesaving medications their children needed — medications they said they could not obtain. The leader of the protest received a call from a high-level government official, who assured him the
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