It was one of the worst defeats in one of history’s most dramatic conquests: Only a year after Hernan Cortes landed in Mexico, hundreds of people in a Spanish-led convey were captured, sacrificed and apparently eaten. Excavations at a site just east of Mexico City are yielding dramatic new details about that moment when two...Read More

Alaska Airlines today begins nonstop service from Orange County, California, to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The flights are year-round and will operate three times a week. To celebrate the new service, Alaska is offering introductory one-way fares of $129* for tickets purchased by Oct. 15, for travel through Feb. 9, 2016. “Alaska Airlines has long been...Read More