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The Mummies of Guanajuato in Fact and Fiction

Yes, Mexico has its mummies, but unlike mummies from Egypt and other parts of the world, these mummies are accidental and are of common people. They date from t...

Mexico Unexplained: The Knights of the Golden Circle and the Secret American Plot to Take over Mexico

Very few people know of the Knights of the Golden Circle and their grand plan to take over Mexico, enslave most of its population and unite it with the southern...

Mexico Unexplained: Afro-Mexicans, A Hidden Heritage

Africans in Mexico have a history stretching back 500 years. This is the story of the Afro-Mexicans, their contributions to Mexican society and culture, and the...

Mexico Unexplained: The Santa Muerte, Death Respected

She has many names including La flaca (“the skinny girl”), La hermana blanca or la niña blanca (“the white sister” or “white girl”), La huesuda (“the bony one”)...

Mexico Unexplained: Jesus Malverde, the Mexican Robin Hood

He is known by several nicknames: Mexico’s Robin Hood, The Generous Bandit, The Angel of the Poor, The Drug Saint and The King of Sinaloa, but was Jesus Malverd...

Mexico Unexplained: The Lost Treasure of Emperor Maximilian

Many people are unaware that in the 1860s Mexico was an empire and was ruled by a man named Emperor Maximilian the First. Who was this man and how did he get co...

Mexico Unexplained: Did the Chinese Visit Mexico in Ancient Times?

Were the Spanish conquistadors the first outsiders to discover Mexico, or did the ancient civilizations of Mesoamerica have visitors from the East? Mainstream a...

Mexico Unexplained: The Palenque Astronaut

In 683 AD near the end of Classical Maya civilization in the middle of the jungle we find a great city ruled by a great king, a man named Pacal, who lived to th...

Mexico Unexplained: The Chupacabra

The word Chupacabra comes from two Spanish words, chupa “suck” and cabra “goat.” Sometimes the pluralized form is used: Chupacabras. Unlike many myths and legen...

Mexico Unexplained: Day of the Dead, an Overview

In Mexico the holiday is called Día de muertos or Día de difuntos. The back translation in the United States is Día de los muertos. It is celebrated in the begi...

Mexico Unexplained: La Llorona, Mexico's Ditch Witch

She’s one of the most powerful and enduring pieces of Mexican folklore. She haunts the canals, creek beds, rivers, arroyos and acequias of Mexico and the Americ...

Mexico Unexplained: The Virgin of Guadalupe, Mother to us all

She has many names: Queen of Mexico, Empress of the Americas, Protectoress of the Unborn, La Virgen Morena and Mother to us All. She is known formally as the Vi...

Mexico Unexplained: The Magic of Milagros

It’s a warm and sunny day in San Juan de los Lagos. The town is home to one of Mexico’s major religious shrines devoted to the Virgin who shares its name. Pilgr...

Mexico Unexplained: The Mexican Bigfoot, The Sisimite

Does Mexico have its own version of Bigfoot? The answer is “yes.” It’s called the Sisimite and he is only found in 3 Mexican states: Campeche, Chiapas and Quint...

Mexico Unexplained Intro: Welcome and muy bienvenidos!

Welcome and muy bienvenidos to the steemit home for Mexico Unexplained, a podcast & YouTube channel where we explore the magic, the mysteries and the miracles o...