The famous contraceptive pill was available for sale on August 18, 1960 . Without Mexican scientist Luis Miramontes , the birth control pill wouldn't exist as we know it today. 7 children per family ...

Mexico’s Day of the Dead offers many surprises for both locals and foreigners, such as sugar skulls, cempasúchil flowers, body paint, and florid altars. However, there is another November tradition ...

The LeBarón community was targeted by criminal organizations in 2009 when 17-year-old Eric LeBarón was kidnapped. His family then launched a series of peaceful protests to demand his release and ...

In Mexico , there are fermented beverages of pre-Hispanic origin, like pulque or aguamiel, that have different properties , tepache is one of them. This beverage was originally made from the ...

The data shows that 199 school suspensions have been temporary while 10 institutions in Guerrero and two in Michoacán closed their doors definitely due to insecurity. Recommended: Mexico ranks first ...

Emeterio Payá Valera , one of the refugees, wrote in his memories that political propaganda made him think that the group was exclusively comprised of war orphans , nonetheless, many traveled out of ...

The country has an official norm, issued by the Semarnat , that establishes the minimum specifications required to operate a landfill . If the norm was fulfilled, the nearby communities wouldn't have ...

With the help of Dr. Alejandro Alagón Cano , an expert on venom who is renown for his work in the development and improvement of antidotes , Tangible ranked the 7 most poisonous terrestrial animals in ...

, one of the most infamous Mexican criminals and who was considered as “Mexico’s #1 public enemy ” in the 80s, has died. It is estimated that he robbed over 20 banks in Mexico City. Sources told EL ...

2. Filogonio García Calixto Filogonio García was born in Oaxaca in 1979. His paintings pay homage to Oaxaca and the Mazatec culture through abstract forms, sacred art, and landscapes. He is proud to ...

Hurricane season begins The most powerful meteorological phenomena inherited the name of this Mayan god, among which are tropical cyclones which, according to their intensity, are divided into ...

Since 2011, the UN designated March 21 as the International Day of Forests to create awareness about the preservation of this ecosystem that does not only provide oxygen but that also work as a ...