Hygiene and ritual marked every moment of life for pregnant Aztec women. The tlamatlquiticitl—midwife—offered those in her charge a remarkable 16th-century birthing plan, combining practical ...

Author DBC Pierre travels through Mexico on a personal odyssey to recount the fate of the Aztec civilization. In this extract, he investigates the unfolding of a legendary doomsday prophecy.

That is, until I tried the $8 Aztec Secret Indian Healing Clay Mask that has tens of thousands of 5-star reviews across the internet. Even though I've been obsessed with face masks for years ...