COGNICURRENT

Benito Juárez, an important figure in Mexican history, rose from a Zapotec indigenous community to become the first indigenous president of Mexico, where he modernized the nation and laid the foundations for its institutions.

Experts discuss the important archaeological rescue of the Zapotec Tomb of the Owl, discovered in Huitzo, Oaxaca, Mexico.

Archaeologists express concern over the rise of misleading publications, documentaries, and conferences that confuse the public and promote pseudoscientific views about the mythical island of Atlantis.