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Art / Culture in Mexico

  • Mexico’s cultural heritage and expanding tourism attractions

    MEXICO, 2017/04/11 A religious and historical synergy between Catholicism and indigenous practices gives Mexico the perfect cultural cocktail for a wide variety of festivals. A lot of are well known internationally, while others are from presently on to be largely recognised outside the country. DAY OF THE DEAD: Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is arguably one of the majority well-known Mexican festivals outside of the country, even before it was beamed across the silver screen in the opening scene of Spectre, the 2015 James Bond blockbuster. Although the film again plunges into the storyline, the busy scene featuring the holiday captured the world’s attention – so much so that a similar parade was started for the Day of the Dead in 2016.
  • Mexico: 4,000 Year Old Archaelogical Site Discovered

    MEXICO, 2012/12/28  Mexican researchers have discovered an archaeological site in the national of Sinaloa estimated to be around 4,000 years old, reported the National Institute of Anthropology and History. Sixty projectiles points, 20 complete and 40 fragments, were found in the area built around thousand years B.C.