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[29 Sep 2009 | No Comment | ]
Last Aztec Ruler at the British Museum

Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler is an exhibition that opened only last week at the British Museum and it has already been reviewed by the British press as a blockbuster.
The exhibition, which runs until January 2010, explores the Aztec civilization through the role of its last elected ruler: Moctezuma II, who reigned from 1502 until the Spanish conquest of Mexico in 1520AD.
Moctezuma was considered part-deity, chief army commander, commissioner of the arts, orator and had none less than 19 kids. While his life was indeed complex and semi-mythical, he …

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[25 Sep 2009 | No Comment | ]
The Moon…from Jaime Sabines (translated by W.S. Merwin)

You can take the moon by the spoonful
or in capsules every two hours.
It’s useful as a hypnotic and sedative
and besides it relieves…

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[9 Sep 2009 | No Comment | ]
Mexicans break records in many fronts

Are you looking for people who are prepared to do extraordinary things together? Then take a look at Mexico, where Mexicans are famous for getting together to powerfully celebrate fun, life and love.
According to the New York Times, if the Guinness World Records ever creates a category for the country most obsessed with being in the Guinness Book of World Records, Mexico would take the place. During the last few months, Mexicans have set records on many fronts: from the largest flour taco, meatball, and cheesecake; to the largest fashion …