Built in the 16th century by the Spanish on the ruins of Tenochtitlan, the old Aztec capital, Mexico City is now one of the world's largest and most densely populated cities. It has five Aztec temples ...

Before Spanish colonization, Templo Mayor served as the religious center for the Aztec ... of Mexico City. Today, the area remains an active archeological site and the adjoining museum houses ...

Archaeologists have discovered the ruins of an 800-year-old Aztec pyramid in the heart of Mexico City that could show the ancient city is at least a century older than previously thought.

“It’s an interesting little animal,” said Yanet Cruz, head of the Chinampaxóchitl Museum in Mexico City. Its exhibitions ... god of rain in the Aztec worldview — or Coyolxauhqui ...

Aztec temples form the base of the Square of Three Cultures in Mexico City, a monument marking the ... aspect of the goddess of fertility. Quai Branly Museum, Paris Photograph by Scala, Florence ...