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Recent evidence indicates that the 15th century epidemics, called cocoliztli, which killed 80% of the Aztecs were caused by salmonella brought by the invaders.

Aztec mythology is full of terrifying deities. Coatlicue, the Aztec fertility goddess, was rightfully feared, even by her own children, who eventually killed her.

When I was 12 years old, I lost my mother suddenly and my default was to stop eating. They say that one of the things that a child has total

Today, hundreds of clinical studies are confirming the potential of psilocybin-assisted therapy as “a promising adjunct to psychotherapy.”

Mon Nov 21. at 8PM on WKAR World 23.2 | Explore the splendor and ingenuity of the world created by America’s First Peoples, 15,000 years ago.

John Pint offers a primer on some words borrowed from this pre-Hispanic indigenous language that are used daily by most Mexicans.

The ancient Aztec, Inca, and Maya of Mesoamerica and South America knew super foods such as chia, cacao, quinoa, maca, stevia and chicha improved energy and libido levels, only to be re-discovered and exploited today.

Derrick Baxby looks at the history of the smallpox vaccination, how it was opposed by many, and how the disease was finally eradicated.

At the top of a lonely peak in Mexico, stand the remains of the El Tepozteco temple, dedicated to the Aztec god of drunkenness.

'Traitor, Survivor, Icon: The Legacy of La Malinche' at the Denver Art Museum reconsiders a foundational figure in Mexican national mythology.