Aztecs

Entertainment
'Ruins,' Today's Comic by Urbano Ortega Matta
A couple tries to cope with the atrocities they see on the news in their ancient Aztec-like world.
Urbano Ortega Matta
9.19.18
Food
Mexican Piñatas Let You Beat the Hell Out of Satan
When Spanish settlers arrived in Mexico, they turned an annual Aztec tradition into an opportunity to evangelize—letting the indigenous population beat the crap out of a metaphorical devil in exchange for fruits and candies.
Luis Cobelo
12.24.15
News
Excavations Uncover Details About the Aztec Town Where Spaniards Were Sacrificed
Life for the 5,000 inhabitants of Zúltepec was simple, until the town became a ceremonial center housing hundreds of prisoners from a Spanish-led caravan who were ritually sacrificed and probably eaten.
Jan-Albert Hootsen
11.29.15