Mexican history Archives : Zihrena's Garden

A Visit to Teotihuacan

Posted on August 20, 2014 by ZihGarden

Teotihuacan, birthplace of the gods, is one of the most spectacular archeological sites in Mexico. The Pyramids of the Sun and Moon can be seen from afar, rising out of a high, arid plain in Central Mexico near Mexico City. The steep steps of the Pyramid of the Sun, whose Continue Reading →

Part I: New York to Real del Monte, Mexico

Posted on May 29, 2014 by ZihGarden

How a mining company expedition in the early 1820s spawned and fueled Mexico’s passion for the sport of football soccer. A synopsis and excerpts from III. Journal descriptive of the Route from New York to Real del Monte by way of Tampico by one of the first detachment sent by the Real Continue Reading →

Iqui-Balam: Tiger of the Moon

Posted on May 9, 2014 by ZihGarden

We are book scroungers. Books of every age and provenance fill up bookshelves, trunks, and closets, and a few uncommon curiosities have made their ways into our ever-growing libraries over the course of the past three or four decades. One of these is a small-format, ragged, and weathered booklet–almost more Continue Reading →

History of Mexico

Posted on April 15, 2014 by ZihGarden

The College of Mexico (El Colegio de México) publishes a condensed history of Mexico (in Spanish) that gives a rapid-fire overview of the history of this key Latin American country from the times of the early Mesoamerican civilizations (c. 2500 BC) through to the modern years after the Mexican Revolution. Continue Reading →