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<< Our Photo Pages >> Cuernavaca - Piramide de Teopanzolco - Pyramid / Mastaba in Mexico in Morelos

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Multi-periodSite Name: Cuernavaca - Piramide de Teopanzolco
Country: Mexico
NOTE: This site is 20.227 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Morelos Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Nearest Town: Cuernavaca
Latitude: 18.930370N  Longitude: 99.22209W
Condition:
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4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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4 Ambience:
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3 Access:
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4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
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Cuernavaca - Piramide de Teopanzolco
Cuernavaca - Piramide de Teopanzolco submitted by SolarMegalith : Top part of the pryamid (photo taken on March 2002). (Vote or comment on this photo)
Pyramid / Mastaba in Morelos

Piramide de Teopanzolco is a large pyramid constructed by tribe of Tlahuicas, one of the most loyal allies of the Aztecs. The name of this place in Nahuatl language means "the place of the old temple". The pyramid is sourrounded by numerous ceremonial platforms, probably it was site of placing human sacrifices. The preserved ruins are dated for Post-Classic period (14th-16th century AC).
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Cuernavaca - Piramide de Teopanzolco
Cuernavaca - Piramide de Teopanzolco submitted by SolarMegalith : Piramide de Teopanzolco with two temples on it's top - view from the east (photo taken on March 2002). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cuernavaca - Piramide de Teopanzolco
Cuernavaca - Piramide de Teopanzolco submitted by SolarMegalith : One of the ceremonial platforms build around the main pyramid (photo taken on March 2002). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cuernavaca - Piramide de Teopanzolco
Cuernavaca - Piramide de Teopanzolco submitted by SolarMegalith : Pyramid, called also Estructura 1 (Building 1) was dedicated to Tlaloc and Huitzilopochtli (photo taken on March 2002). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cuernavaca - Piramide de Teopanzolco submitted by durhamnature : Old photo from "Archaeological relics..." via archive.org Site in Morelos Mexico. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cuernavaca - Piramide de Teopanzolco submitted by durhamnature : Old photo from "Archaeological relics..." via archive.org

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Mexico earthquake leads to discovery of ancient temple by davidmorgan on Thursday, 12 July 2018
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Archaeologists scanning a Mexican pyramid for damage following September's devastating earthquake have uncovered traces of an ancient temple.

The temple is nestled inside the Teopanzolco pyramid in Morelos state, 70km (43 miles) south of Mexico City.

It is thought to date back to 1150 and to belong to the Tlahuica culture, one of the Aztec peoples living in central Mexico.

The structure is dedicated to Tláloc, the Aztec rain god.

Archaeologists say it would have measured 6m by 4m (20ft by 13ft). Among the temple's remains they also found an incense burner and ceramic shards.

The discovery was made when scientists from Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) used a radar to check for structural damage to the Teopanzolco pyramid in Cuernavaca.

Archaeologist Barbara Koniecza said the 7.1-magnitude earthquake which hit Mexico in September caused considerable damage to Teopanzolco, in particular to two temples

"The pyramid suffered considerable rearrangement of the core of its structure," Ms Koniecza said.

Research suggests that the Tlahuica lived in dozens of small city-states in the area of modern-day Morelos state.

The main structures at the archaeological site of Teopanzolco are thought to date back to the 13th Century, which means that the newly discovered temple would have predated them.

Ms Koniecza says it was not unusual for the Tlahuica to build on top of older structures.

Source: BBC.
Also originally in Spanish on the INAH website.
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