Aztec spirit alive and kicking, 500 years on

MEXICO CITY (AFP) – Traditional healers and dancers resplendent in feather headdresses and body paint perform ancient rites in the heart of Mexico City, keeping the Aztec spirit alive, five centuries after the Spanish conquest. Today, the Mexican authorities commemorates the 500th anniversary of the “fall” of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan to the conquistadors and