The jaguar has fascinated the Mexican people since pre-historic times. The Mayas, Olmecs, Aztecs, and all the other peoples that have inhabited the land have attached great mythological and religious symbolism to this mighty beast, and the creature still remains a manifestation of the mexican spirit with its noble form, powerful body, and indomitable spirit. [...]

Mexico began the fight for independence in 1810, but that was achieved only in 1821. In the end, when the nation succeeded in that goal, there was little agreement on what form of government the new nation would have. The landed classes mostly favored a continuation of the previous system with new leaders and rulers. [...]

The early decades of the Mexican nation were turbulent and full of tests and perils. The conflict with France, with the United States, civil wars, corrupt and opportunistic politicians with little care for nationalism or the future of the country made these early years arguably the darkest of Mexico’s history. On the other hand, some [...]

Sinaloa is a stayte in western Mexico that is relatively less-developed than those in other regions of the country. The main activities in the state are agriculture, livestock breeding, fishing, and commerce. the state also benefits from the presence of Maya ruins of Mazatlan inside its borders. Sinaloa is remarkable for being the only place [...]

Viceroyalty of New Spain was the official name of Mexico and surrounding territories during the long rule of the Spanish crown. Acquired through conquest, and assimilated through religious conversions the territory was exploited mercilessly by the Spanish, receiving little benefit beyiond the rudimentary foundations of education, and a backward paradigm of givernment. The viceroyalty existed [...]

As with most subjects related to Mexico, an explorer will discover that the nation’s art heritage and modern trends are all the result of a long period of mixing and melting of different influences, schools. and traditions. Mexico is a confluence of ideas and peoples, and this fact is reflected in the naion’s culture and [...]

Mexico is a nation that boasts of a rich diversity of wildlife. Its national parks and reserve areas are home to many protected species some of which exist only in the borders of this nation. But rare species is not the only unque aspect of this interesting nation. Mexico is also home to a large [...]

The PRI, or the institutional Revolutionary Party of Mexico is a left-wing political party with center-right policies which has been the dominant force in Mexican politics for the last 70 years. It is a member of the Socialist International, as is its main rival, Party of the Demociratic Revolution. The PRI was established in 1929 [...]

This interesting building is in Mexico City, inside the city’s main plaza, the Plaza de La Constitucion. The buiding has been the seat of government of Mexico since the Aztec Era, as the foundations and some of the building materials are shared with the last ruler’s Moctezuma II’s palace. It is an impressive sample of [...]

Torrecones is a gem from heavens that fell on earth from the crown of one of Paradise’s angels. It is the culmination of nature’s work in glorifying the ageless creativity of Providence. It is a jewel, a gem, a treasure that has its equal only in the waterfalls that lead to the gates of Heaven. [...]