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
were 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
Pyramid of the Niches:
Calendar Building in 600 AD
El Tajin
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