The most hotly contested artifact disputed between the Mexican and Austrian governments just disappeared from public view for at least a couple of years. The quetzal-feather headdress, or penacho, ...

Lopez Obrador announced he had asked Beatriz Gutierrez, a journalist and writer, to appeal to Austria to give back the pre-Hispanic relic Mexico's president said on Monday that he had given his wife ...

Long ago, in the lush forests of Guatemala, where jaguars and serpents served as guardians of the bush, the humans who lived there were in harmony with the Earth, just as the gods had intended. One ...

The title of the world's most beautiful bird is often given to the Resplendent Quetzal, native to Central America. Learn why these birds rank as the most beautiful birds in the world and what makes ...

Resplendent quetzals aren't the only species with long tail feathers: Golden-headed quetzals grow tail feathers up to 6.7 inches (17. cm) long, and crested quetzal feathers can reach 30 inches (76.2 ...