U.S. Army Lt. John W. Gunnison, then working on a survey of the Great Lakes, wrote a letter to his Mormon friend, Albert ...

The mask was carved out of Spanish ... continuously burning in the Fire Temple at Tenochtitlan, from which all other fires were lit. Once every 52 years, Aztec priests let the fire die out.

In a region packed with historically important cities, few can claim to have played such a long and pivotal role as Puebla.

Ball courts in Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital (in what is now Mexico City), were adorned with sculptures depicting ... with offerings of incense in nearby temples. At least some of the games ...

The drought-induced receding of Lake Texcoco in Mexico has revealed numerous Aztec sacrificial ... Buddhist temple that had been submerged when the dam was constructed in the 1980s. Archaeologists ...

The wonders of its Aztec ... temple style, under the influence of the local excavations. The church of the Third Order or Sao Francisco is more interesting to us because it is not Italian, nor yet, ...

The Five Wise Virgins sculpture on Temple Square and talks in general conference remind us of the Relief Society mission.

Since 1971, Travel + Leisure editors have followed one mission: to inform, inspire, and guide travelers to have deeper, more meaningful experiences. T+L's editors have traveled to countries all ...

Known for its vast complex and association with Ramayana legends, this temple is a major pilgrimage site, especially revered in South India. Famous for its life-size sculptures depicting scenes ...

Some city hotels are a place to crash after a long day of museum-hopping and restaurant reservations. These ones are so much ...