| Teotihuacan Ruin Site Mexico |
| Teotihuacan Pyramid of the Moon from the top of the Pyramid of the Sun |
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Teotihuacan Ruin can be reached by bus service from Terminal North in Mexico City or from Poza
Rica.
ADO serves Poza Rica from Jalapa and other cities including Tuxpan. Regular service from Mexico
City Terminal Norte and local buses make frequent runs north east from Mexico City.
Teotihuacan's most notable building, the Pyramid of the Sun is the highest and 2nd largest
ancient structure in Mexico.
Rica.
ADO serves Poza Rica from Jalapa and other cities including Tuxpan. Regular service from Mexico
City Terminal Norte and local buses make frequent runs north east from Mexico City.
Teotihuacan's most notable building, the Pyramid of the Sun is the highest and 2nd largest
ancient structure in Mexico.
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By eleven am the site becomes crowded in spite of its huge size. To see all the buildings, the
museum and to climb the two large pyramids could take a two-day visit.
museum and to climb the two large pyramids could take a two-day visit.
Climbers ascend the pyramid of the Moon at the
end of the Street of the Dead
end of the Street of the Dead
The Pyramid of the Sun with visitors ascending the steep stairway
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In the 6th century AD, Teotihuacan declined, either through drought and famine or warfare. Evidence of
deliberate destruction through fire has been found confined to civic building along the avenue of the
Dead, indicating a ritualistic destruction. Toltec invasion coupled with drought and famine have also
been proposed as the reason for the decline.
Teotihuacan, like all cities in Mesoamerica, practiced a religion based on the feathered serpent,
Quetzalcoatl, and on the rain god. The rain gods vary by region in name and appearance but have a
common antecedent in the Olmec pantheon and are variously called Tlaloc in the north at Teotihuacan,
Cociyo in Zapotec Monte Alban, and Chac in the Maya cultures to the south and east. Archaeologists
have found evidence of human and animal sacrifice at Teotihuacan.
deliberate destruction through fire has been found confined to civic building along the avenue of the
Dead, indicating a ritualistic destruction. Toltec invasion coupled with drought and famine have also
been proposed as the reason for the decline.
Teotihuacan, like all cities in Mesoamerica, practiced a religion based on the feathered serpent,
Quetzalcoatl, and on the rain god. The rain gods vary by region in name and appearance but have a
common antecedent in the Olmec pantheon and are variously called Tlaloc in the north at Teotihuacan,
Cociyo in Zapotec Monte Alban, and Chac in the Maya cultures to the south and east. Archaeologists
have found evidence of human and animal sacrifice at Teotihuacan.
19 41' 33" N 98 50' 37.68" W The city is laid out 15.5 degrees east of North
Teotihuacan ruin site in central Mexico was a pre-Columbian city that reached its height in 500 AD
and had an estimated population of 200,000 people. The city grew to the largest city in the
Americas and was perhaps larger than any city in Europe during the same era.
The artistic and cultural influence of Teotihuacan spread throughout Mesoamerica, south to the
Maya region in Guatemala, west to the city of Monte Alban, and east through Veracruz to El Tajin.
Teotihuacan became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. The ruin covers 83 square
kilometers and sprawls over a huge area in what is now San Juan Teotihuacán, a municipality in the
State of México, situated 24 miles northeast of Mexico City. First class buses from Mexico City's
Terminal Norte reach Teotihuacan
and had an estimated population of 200,000 people. The city grew to the largest city in the
Americas and was perhaps larger than any city in Europe during the same era.
The artistic and cultural influence of Teotihuacan spread throughout Mesoamerica, south to the
Maya region in Guatemala, west to the city of Monte Alban, and east through Veracruz to El Tajin.
Teotihuacan became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. The ruin covers 83 square
kilometers and sprawls over a huge area in what is now San Juan Teotihuacán, a municipality in the
State of México, situated 24 miles northeast of Mexico City. First class buses from Mexico City's
Terminal Norte reach Teotihuacan
The name Teotihuacan comes from the Aztec
language of Nahuatl and means either Place of
the Gods or Street of the Gods. The city was
long abandoned when the Aztecs came to
prominence. The Aztecs viewed the ruins as a
sacred place built by gods.
The original builders of Teotihuacan remain a
subject of debate, with both the Toltec and
Totonac cultures proposed as the founders. The
first major construction started in 200 BC and
continued for several hundred years with the
construction of the Pyramid of the Sun in 100 AD.
The city prospered between 100 AD and 450
AD, growing to 11 square miles with a
population of 250,000 people that included
crafts persons from other cultural areas living in
barrios within the city.
Teotihuacan influence through trade and
possible warfare spread throughout
Mesoamerica as far south as Guatemala
between 100 and 400 AD.
Teotihuacan trade goods most notable obsidian,
a glass-like volcanic rock fashioned into cutting
blades, are found in all corners of Mesoamerica.
Although the city of Teotihuacan shows no signs
of having had fortifications, the city may have
dominated other cultures in Mesoamerica
through warfare and subjugation, most notably,
Monte Alban, a Zapotec city 300 miles to the
southwest and the Mayan city Tikal in Guatemala.
language of Nahuatl and means either Place of
the Gods or Street of the Gods. The city was
long abandoned when the Aztecs came to
prominence. The Aztecs viewed the ruins as a
sacred place built by gods.
The original builders of Teotihuacan remain a
subject of debate, with both the Toltec and
Totonac cultures proposed as the founders. The
first major construction started in 200 BC and
continued for several hundred years with the
construction of the Pyramid of the Sun in 100 AD.
The city prospered between 100 AD and 450
AD, growing to 11 square miles with a
population of 250,000 people that included
crafts persons from other cultural areas living in
barrios within the city.
Teotihuacan influence through trade and
possible warfare spread throughout
Mesoamerica as far south as Guatemala
between 100 and 400 AD.
Teotihuacan trade goods most notable obsidian,
a glass-like volcanic rock fashioned into cutting
blades, are found in all corners of Mesoamerica.
Although the city of Teotihuacan shows no signs
of having had fortifications, the city may have
dominated other cultures in Mesoamerica
through warfare and subjugation, most notably,
Monte Alban, a Zapotec city 300 miles to the
southwest and the Mayan city Tikal in Guatemala.
Teotihuacan was long a site of pilgrimage after its abandonment and viewed as a sacred city by the
Aztecs.
The first archaeological work of excavation and restoration took place in 1905 under Archaeologist
Leopold Bartes. By 1910 the Pyramid of the sun had been rebuilt. Mexico's National Institute of
Anthropology and History, INAH, conducted a site-wide excavation and stabilization between 1960
and 1965, clearing the Avenue of the Dead and stabilizing temples and platforms along its sides. In
1971 a man-made cave was discovered beneath the Pyramid of the Sun. Various excavations and
stabilization projects have continued to reveal secrets of the ancient city but still much of
Teotihuacan, America's largest ancient city, remains a mystery.
Aztecs.
The first archaeological work of excavation and restoration took place in 1905 under Archaeologist
Leopold Bartes. By 1910 the Pyramid of the sun had been rebuilt. Mexico's National Institute of
Anthropology and History, INAH, conducted a site-wide excavation and stabilization between 1960
and 1965, clearing the Avenue of the Dead and stabilizing temples and platforms along its sides. In
1971 a man-made cave was discovered beneath the Pyramid of the Sun. Various excavations and
stabilization projects have continued to reveal secrets of the ancient city but still much of
Teotihuacan, America's largest ancient city, remains a mystery.
Teotihuacan is noted for its mural paintings, many still
showing rich color.
showing rich color.
A Teotihuacan visitor starts a
climb at the Pyramid of the
Moon
climb at the Pyramid of the
Moon
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