First platform, Pyramid of the Moon
Over a period of several hundred years, the pyramid underwent at least six facelifts and each new addition was larger and covered the previous structure.
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The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the wors... [read more]
The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the wors... [read more] Blog: Teotihuacan and Mexico City
Date: May 24th 2009
Teotihuacan is a large archaeological site located about 40 km north of Mexico City. It was built more than 1,000 years before the arrival of the Aztec in central Mexico. But it was the Aztec, descending on the abandoned site, who gave it a name: Teotihuacan, which means "city of the gods." A total of three pyramids reside at Teotihuacan as do temples, palaces and residential compounds. The cit ... read more
Date: May 24th 2009
Teotihuacan is a large archaeological site located about 40 km north of Mexico City. It was built more than 1,000 years before the arrival of the Aztec in central Mexico. But it was the Aztec, descending on the abandoned site, who gave it a name: Teotihuacan, which means "city of the gods." A total of three pyramids reside at Teotihuacan as do temples, palaces and residential compounds. The cit ... read more
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