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Mexico-City

Art & Culture 6 years ago

Gold bar found beneath Mexico City street was part of Moctezuma's treasure

A new scientific analysis of a large gold bar found decades ago in downtown Mexico City reveals it was part of the plunder Spanish conquerors tried to carry away as they fled the Aztec capital after native warriors forced a hasty retreat.

Art & Culture 6 years ago

Archaeologists discover ancient Mayan palace in eastern Mexico

Archaeologists have discovered a large palace likely used by the Mayan elite more than 1,000 years ago in the ancient city of Kuluba, near the modern day tourist hot spot of Cancun in eastern Mexico, Mexican anthropology officials said.

Environment 6 years ago

Life goes on under cloud of smog in Mexico City

Scientists say breathing the heavily polluted air in Mexico City these days is like smoking somewhere between a quarter- and a half-pack of cigarettes a day.

News 6 years ago

New Mexico City airport to go in service by mid-2021: Official

A new Mexico City airport intended to replace a project cancelled by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador should be ready for use in mid-2021 with a starting capacity of 20 million passengers per year, a senior official said on Friday.

World 6 years ago

Boeing has called 737 Max 8 `not suitable' for certain airports

At an elevation of 7,657 feet -- or more than a mile high -- Addis Ababa’s Bole International Airport falls into that category. High elevations require longer runways and faster speeds for takeoff.

Art & Culture 7 years ago

Aztec war sacrifices found in Mexico may point to elusive royal tomb

A trove of Aztec sacrifices recently discovered in downtown Mexico City could lead archaeologists to the most tantalizing find yet: an Aztec emperor's tomb.

Entertainment 7 years ago

Street party in Mexico City's Roma district for Cuaron's Oscars

Whoops and applause echoed through Mexico City's Roma district when the film by Alfonso Cuaron picked up two early Oscars on Sunday.

Environment 7 years ago

Hummingbirds thrive at innovative Mexico gardens

In a dimly lit corner of a bustling market in Mexico City, vendors of amulets, voodoo dolls and other mystical objects sell tiny, taxidermied hummingbirds as charms to bring luck in love.

World 7 years ago

'Mariachi' gunmen kill five in Mexico City tourist plaza

Gunmen dressed as mariachi musicians opened fire in Mexico City's famed Plaza Garibaldi, killing five people and wounding eight others including a foreigner, law enforcement officials said on Saturday.

World 7 years ago

Fireworks blasts kill at least 24 near Mexico City

Two explosions at fireworks workshops outside Mexico City on Thursday killed at least 24 people, including rescue workers, and injured dozens more, officials said, in the latest deadly blast to hit a town known for its fireworks production.

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