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Multi-periodSite Name: TzintzuntzanCountry: Mexico
NOTE: This site is 0.734 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Morelia Nearest Village: Tzintzuntzan
Latitude: 19.623900N Longitude: 101.5737W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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Ancient Town in Michoacan State, Mexico.The capital and a ceremonial site of the P'urhépecha (Tarascan) culture. The P'urhépecha state was a contemporary to the Aztec, or Triple Alliance, empire. They continued to resist takeover from the Aztecs until both were overwhelmed by the Spanish in 1500's.
The main features of the site are a large central plaza and five "yacata" pyramids of stone. All five are reconstructed from a nearly demolished state found when the site was excavated in the 1930's. The structures were made from dressed stone, and were rounded when seen from above, instead of having sharp corners.
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