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Listeners of Mexico Unexplained that love the show mention:The famous Mexican revolutionary was said to have had up to 75 wives and mistresses. Who were Pancho Villa's women?
Often neglected, the archaeology of Mexico's Baja Peninsula remains mysterious and problematic.
What role did Freemasonry have in the birth of the new nation of Mexico?
In February of 1989 a strange object fell from the sky and crashed into a hillside in the outskirts of Tijuana.
An Inca princess found herself in colonial Mexico fighting for her rights, for recognition of her family's status, and for a place in a post-Conquest world.
Did the Mississippian Culture's capital city of Cahokia have contact with civilizations thousands of miles to the south?
On a warm July day in 1822, the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City echoed with the sounds of celebration. Agustín de Iturbide, a man of Basque descent born in Valladolid (now Morelia), Mexico, in 1783, stood before a cheering crowd as the heavy imperial crown was placed upon his head. He became Agustín I, the […]
Located in the Yucatán Peninsula. Ek Balam, meaning ‘Black Jaguar' or ‘Jaguar Star' in Yucatec Maya, was a significant northern Maya kingdom, known historically as Talol, during its peak from 770 to 840 AD. The ruined city is situated about 12 miles north of Valladolid and 27 miles northeast of Chichén Itzá, making it a […]
The Yaqui or Yoeme people have lived in the river valleys of south-central Sonora in northwestern Mexico since time immemorial. The name “Yaqui” comes from the Yoeme word “Hiyakim” which was the name these people gave to their homeland. The Yaqui resisted outside influence for hundreds of years and as a result much of their […]
Although separated by well over 1,000 miles, the ancient civilizations of Mexico did have contact with their distant northern neighbors.
Many mysterious cigar-shaped objects have been spotted over Mexico. What are they?
The first emperor of the Aztecs altered the past and set the course for the future of an empire
This abandoned modern town is full of legends, paranormal activity and many mysteries.
What are these strange ovoid objects in the skies over Mexico?
The Mixtec of Oaxaca have a long and vibrant history. Their culture is full of legends. Here are 4.
The little-known lost city of Oxkintok has many secrets yet to reveal.
It's not Mexican Independence Day. It's not the day that Mexico kicked out the French. So, what exactly is the holiday called Cinco de Mayo?
For many years diamond-shaped objects have been seen in Mexican skies. What are they?
Although new by Mexican standards Mexicali is home to various ghost stories and tales of terror. Here are 4.
Rising Mexican superstar Chalino Sánchez suffered an untimely death. The case remains unsolved. What really happened?
The Zapotecs, Maya and Aztecs could track and predict eclipses, and had interesting legends about them.
In the Yucatán in 1761 a Maya leader spearheaded a brief but intense uprising against the Spanish.
In October of 1972 an unassuming Mexican laborer was taken aboard a flying saucer.
The wife of a colonial magistrate became a key player in Mexico's War of Independence from Spain.
The Seri people of the Mexican state of Sonora have a rich culture full of legends. Here are 3.
Have you ever heard of the gods Huhueteotl, Centeotl and Nanahuatzin?
The death of one of the greatest Mexican entertainers who ever lived is shrouded in mystery
What was life like in the neighborhoods of ancient Mexico's largest city?
Thousands of documents tell different stories of the Spanish Inquisition in colonial Mexico.
Important but neglected, the city of La Venta dominated the Olmec world for 500 years.
An enslaved woman from India found herself living 10,000 miles away from home in 1600s colonial Mexico.
Over 100 years after his death historians are still wondering what to make of the reign of Porfirio Díaz.
The Mexican state of Chihuahua is home to many legends. Here are 4 (more).
An obscure witch trial on the frontier of New Spain was more political than religious.
Mexico's newest archaeological zone has a strange connection to an early 20th Century American clairvoyant
The story of how a seemingly random occurrence became a pop culture phenomenon.
The Yaqui people of northwestern Mexico have many legends. Here are three (more).
A strange monster is said to be killing livestock in northern Durango. What is it?
This ruined city in the jungles of Campeche has a long and interesting history.
The Mexican state of Tabasco is home to many legends. Here are 4.
The star of freak shows, circuses and chambers of horror, Julia Pastrana was the most famous Mexican woman in the world in the 1850s.
Have you ever heard of these 2 saints from Mexico?
This northernmost group of Mexican islands has a unique history and many strange tales to tell.
A brief profile of one of the greatest leaders of Mexico.
The Huichol people of the mountains of Mexico have many legends. Here are three.
Many Mexicans have never heard of genius inventor Guillermo González Camarena
This little-known site in southern Zacatecas was an important place in ancient Mexico for almost 2,000 years.
4 small Pacific islands north of New Guinea may belong to Mexico
Facts and speculation about the biggest UFO-related event to happen in Mexico in 2023.
The Archangel Michael appeared to a poor boy in Mexico in 1631 and brought with him miracles.
Here are three more intriguing legends from the state of Jalisco