El Tajin, an archaeological site in Veracruz State ,
Mexico north of the port city of Veracruz and near Poza
Rica.

20*28’N, 97*28’W   site aligned North/South

Now in a Totonac area, the original builders  of El Tajin
are thought to be Huasatec who started construction in
100 AD

Voladores perform a rope and pole dance at the
entrance

Notable buildings include the Pyramid of the Niches,
reportedly constructed as a calendar with 365 niches
built into a pyramidal shaped building in 600 AD  

The culture flourished from 600 AD to 1100 AD  ending
in 1150 AD

17 ball courts discovered so far, I shaped courts,
depictions of ritual blood letting, piercing of the penis
adorn the walls,
500 htrs  30,000 inhabitants
Museum
Site aligned North south
El Tajin Ruin Site
Vera Cruz, Mexico
El Tajin's Pyramid of the Niches:
Calendar Building in 600 AD
El Tajin
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El Tajin Ruin Site
Vera Cruz State, Mexico
El Tajin's Pyramid of the
Niches
El Tajin as it would have looked with a
stucco covering on the walls and floors and red
painted walls.
El Tajin's most notable building the Pyramid of the
Niches reportedly has a niche for each day
El Tajin's ball
courts have richly
carved stones
depicting ritual
body piercing
including the
piercing of the
penis.
El Tajin's other notable feature is the  ball court. So far 17 have been found and several
have detailed sculptures of ritual practices.
El Tajin Can be reached by bus
from Poza Rica or Papantla
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