Junot Díaz

The Tlatelolco Massacre In the summer of 1968, Mexico was thrust into the center of the world stage pending the upcoming Olympics. The highly anticipated event generated a variety of emotions amongst the Mexican people, and not all emotions were good. The people were angry; millions of government dollars were being funneled ruthlessly into this event while a large majority of the population lived well below the poverty line and struggled to survive day-to-day. The anger and the desire for…

Fact: The most expensive fuel purchased during the trip cost $71.52 per gallon. That includes the price of chartering a Piper Cheyenne III aircraft to act as a fuel truck, Startled by the sunlight flooding my room, I woke up still in Los Mochis, but anxious to embark on our adventures of the day. The next stop was Mazatlan, situated on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, across from the southernmost tip of the Baja California Peninsula. Miguel and I were only planning to stay there long…

The Spanish siege of the Aztec city of Tenochtitlán is largely known today because of the written reports by of those who witnessed it. In 1521 the Spanish took over the capital city of Tenochtitlán, resulting in the ultimate demise of the Triple Alliance. Versions of this historical event tend to vary due to the array of perspectives involved. For instance, whereas Spanish solider Bernal Diaz wrote his personal account The conquest of New Spain, multiple Aztec informants, including Aztec…