Etiqueta: Teotihuacan

El Tajin archaeological zone in Mexico

El Tajin archaeological zone in Mexico

El Tajin was the ancient capital of the Totonac culture. According to experts, was a contemporary of other great Mesoamerican cities such as Teotihuacan (in central Mexico), Monte Albán (Oaxaca) and Palenque and Yaxchilan, in the Mundo Maya. Today we know that its period of 

The Pyramids of Teotihuacan in Mexico

The Pyramids of Teotihuacan in Mexico

Teotihuacan in Nahuatl means «place where the gods live.» This archaeological site houses two of Mexico’s most imposing pyramids, the Pyramid of the Sun and the Moon. Both adorn the Avenue of the Dead. The religious importance of Teotihuacan lies in the cosmogony of the