Tag: Mexico
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2 women and boy shot dead at altar to folk saint cult “La Santa Muerte” in Mexico
A local leader of the Mexican folk saint cult “La Santa Muerte” was gunned down at an altar to the skeletal figure late Friday, authorities said. Two other people were killed and eight injured in the attack in the city of Leon, in Guanajuato state, the authorities added. The saint – whose name means roughly…
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Hidden Maya city discovered in Mexico jungle by doctoral student: “There’s a lot more to be discovered”
A sprawling Maya city with palaces and pyramids was discovered in a dense Mexican jungle by a doctoral student who unknowingly drove past the site years ago on a visit to Mexico. Tulane University archeology doctoral student Luke Auld-Thomas was in Mexico about a decade ago traveling between the town of Xpujil, an archaeology site,…