Without knowing the history of the Cenotes in Mexico, I was determined to dive in a cave and conquer my fear of what I could not see.

FORBES: The Brooklyn-Grown Archeological Shop Inspired by Sacred Mayan Sinkholes

In the modern history of Mexico, for example, a big landmark was the introduction, 15 years ago, of text-books that were a bit less anti-American.

ECONOMIST: Learning about the past

Some investors are allocating money towards countries with beaten-up currencies, such as India or Russia, or those with more benign central banks, such as Mexico, that do not have a history of frequent forex intervention.

CNN: QE3 triggers fear of new currency wars

The Museo de la Policia Preventiva del DF (Museum of the Preventive Police of Mexico City) has a few permanent, no-holds-barred exhibitions about assassins and the history of the death penalty, which was abolished in Mexico in 2005.

BBC: Mexico City's ultra-niche museums

The intertwined history of America and Mexico and their common border make Hispanics a somewhat different demographic group than, say, Irish or Italian immigrants used to be.

ECONOMIST: The Hispanicisation of America

Click here for a pictorial history of the Deepwater Horizon disaster and its impact on the economy and ecology of the Gulf of Mexico.

FORBES: On The Gulf Coast, Somebody Will Pay

The explosion in April of that year of a drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico triggered the largest offshore oil spill in the country's history.

WSJ: Should the U.S. Expand