MEXICO CITY.- Specialists of the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) restored 40 square meters of a 17th century mural painting discovered in the subsoil of Palacio de Bellas Artes, in Mexico City, during reconditioning work conducted…
Rock Paintings at La Pintada Archaeological Zone Catalogued
MEXICO CITY.- More than 2,000 rock paintings distributed in a natural canyon part of La Pintada Archaeological Zone, in Sonora, are being digitalized by experts from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH). Designs reveal the world vi…
Mexican Intangible Heritage Displayed in Washington’s National Mall
WASHINGTON, DC.- The 44th edition of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival celebrates the culture of Mexico, from June 24th to July 5th 2010, with the participation of more than 100 Mexican musicians, artisans and producers. The festival takes place at the…
Ignacio Allende Flags to be Exhibited at Palacio Nacional in Mexico
MEXICO CITY.- Historical flags seized from Ignacio Allende in 1811 and recently recovered from Spain government received homage from the Mexican President Felipe Calderon and his cabinet; he announced that the ensigns used during the Independency will …
Emiliano Zapata "Rides" to the Chapultepec Castle in New Exhibition
MEXICO CITY.- The landscape of Morelos State after Mexican Revolution and the imprints of Emiliano Zapata will be theme of an exhibition, “Zapata in Morelos”, integrated by a hundred historical objects, among them the hat and clothes that Zap…
Fossils Reveal that Maya People Knew about Prehistory
MEXICO CITY.- Recent interdisciplinary investigations regarding 31 marine fossils found at Palenque Archaeological Zone, in Chiapas, reveal that Maya people conceived their beliefs parting from this kind of vestiges, so their idea of the underworld was…