The Aztecs came into being when three of the most powerful city-states around Lake Texcoco, Tenochtitlan, Tetzcoco, and Tlacopan, united to control what is now central Mexico. The Aztec Empire was ...
The Aztec deity Xolotl was seen as the twin brother of Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent god linked with life and light. In many ways, Xolotl was Quetzalcoatl’s opposite. He was associated with ...
Author DBC Pierre travels through Mexico on a personal odyssey to recount the fate of the Aztec civilization. In this extract, he investigates the unfolding of a legendary doomsday prophecy.