The mural in the stairwell of the National Palace was executed between 1929 and 1935 b. The subject of the mural is Mexico’s history from ancient Advertisements
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El Castillo – The Temple of Kukulcan in Tinúm
The Temple, is a Mesoamerican step-pyramid that dominates the center of the Chichen Itza archaeological
Las Pozas – The surrealistic group of structures in Xilitla
Created by Edward James, more than 610 above sea level, in a subtropical rainforest in the mountains of Mexico. It includes more than 80 acres of natural waterfalls and pools interlaced with towering surrealist sculptures in concrete. Las Pozas is near the village of Xilitla, San Luis Potosí, a seven-hour drive north of Mexico City. In the […]
Romeo and Juliet – Together in Death in Mexico City
The film was released on November 1, 1996, by 20th Century Fox to commercial success, and was met with generally positive reviews. American romantic crime tragedy film directed, co-produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann, co-produced by Gabriella Martinelli, and co-written by Craig Pearce. It is an adaptation and modernization of William Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet. The […]
The hand of God in Mexico City
The name given to the goal scored by Argentine footballer Diego Armando Maradona in the quarter-final match between Argentina and England during the 1986 World Cup. The event took place on June 22, 1986, at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. The game ended with a 2–1 win for the Argentine. Six minutes into the second half, […]
Ixtoc I oil spill in Bay of Campeche
Mexico’s state-owned oil company Pemex was drilling a 3 km deep oil well when on 3 June 1979 the drilling rig Sedco 135 lost drilling mud circulation. Sedco 135 was drilling at a depth of about 3,600 meters below the seafloor. The day before Ixtoc suffered the blowout and resulting fire that caused her to sink, the […]
Black Power salute in Mexico City
October 16, 1968. Two black American athletes have made history at the Mexico Olympics by staging a silent protest against racial discrimination. Tommie Smith and John Carlos, gold and bronze medallists in the 200m, stood with their heads bowed and a black-gloved hand raised as the American National Anthem played during the victory ceremony. The pair both […]
