By ALLAN WALL What is now Mexico City was founded as Tenochtitlán in 1325 by the Mexica (Aztec) and subsequently destroyed by the Spaniards and their indigenous allies in 1521. The Spaniards built a new city on the rubble. Therefore, when they dig down under the city, archeologists frequently find Aztec structures, as was the case in the renowned Templo
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By MARK LORENZANA Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) said on Thursday, July 14, in his daily press conference that there is strong interest from foreign investors to put up solar power plants in the country, but for this to happen control will be given to Mexico’s Secretariat of Energy (Sener), and the main partner will be the Federal
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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 THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS On Sunday, Aug. 1, millions of Mexicans — mostly devoted followers of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) — turned out to cast their vote in a convoluted referendum to decide whether to prosecute the nation’s former presidents for their alleged misdeeds. And even though AMLO touted the “consulta” as a “momentous experience” in Mexico’s democracy, in
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By KELIN DILLON A giant rain and hailstorm fell in the Mexico City metropolitan area late in the evening of Wednesday, April 28, bringing a much-needed surge of water to the drought-ridden capital. The weather event felled several trees across the city, and saw flooding on the high-traffic streets of Alencastre and Periférico, as well as in the municipalities of
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