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Teotihuacán

Ubicación 55829 San Juan Teotihuacán, EDOMEX

Parks Parks

Museo de Tepexpan

Ubicación Carr. México-cuota Manzana 028, Col. Anahuac 1ra Secc, Tepexpan, Mpo. Acolman, Edomex 55884

Museums Museums

Cuahilama Archaeological Site, Xochimilco

Ubicación C. 2 de Abril, Tetacalanco, Xochimilco, 16510 CDMX

Archaeological Sites

La Lupita Chapel, Oztotepec, Milpa Alta

Ubicación Gólgota 3, Pueblo San Pablo Oztotepec, Barrio San Juan, Alc. Milpa Alta 12400 CDMX

Churches and Cathedrals

Los Reyes-La Paz Archaeological Site

Ubicación Calle Benito Juárez s/n, Col. Ampliación Los Reyes, Los Reyes Acaquilpan, La Paz, 56400, EDOMEX

Archaeological Sites

El Tepozteco National Park

Ubicación Carretera Federal libre, Cuernavaca - Tepoztlan, 62520 Morelos

Overlooks

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Archaeological Sites

The archaeological zones of Mexico City are a window to the past, allowing us to understand the greatness of the original cultures that inhabited the basin. Unlike other metropolises, the Mexican capital dynamically integrates its origins into its daily life, making its archaeological heritage a living element in constant exploration, study, and discovery. Touring these zones is to witness the tenacity of civilizations that gave identity to this city, where history continues to be rewritten every day.

The heart of this pre-Hispanic legacy beats in the Historic Center, where the Templo Mayor Museum and its Archaeological Zone reveal the epicenter of Mexica power. Just beneath the contemporary bustle, the vestiges of the sacred precinct of Tenochtitlan emerge next to the Cathedral, accompanied by unique finds treasured by the surrounding museums. Moving through the same central region, the tour finds echoes of the ceremonial life of yesteryear, such as the Gran Basamento Mexica or the structure at the Pino Suárez Metro station (Shrine to Ehécatl), demonstrating how the past remains even in the busiest transit hubs.

Towards the edges of the city center and extending northward, history reveals the organization of ancient city-states. Prominent in this area is the Tlatelolco Archaeological Zone, the site of the largest market in Mesoamerica and the nerve center of Mexica resistance, which still preserves the Temple to Ehécatl-Quetzalcóatl. Further north, the Tenayuca Archaeological Zone and the Santa Cecilia Acatitlán Archaeological Zone, jewels of the Chichimeca and Tepaneca cultures respectively, precede Tenochca glory and offer a fundamental perspective for understanding the development of the central highlands.

The south and southwest of the capital safeguard the oldest testimonies of the basin, nestled in landscapes marked by volcanic eruptions and sacred hills. Cuicuilco, with its distinctive circular pyramid buried by the lava of the Xitle volcano, is a must-see stop to understand the original settlements of the valley. The mystical and natural journey deepens in the heights with the Cerro del Judío (Mazatépetl) and the majestic El Tepozteco National Park, extending to sites of great ritual and astronomical wealth such as the Cuahilama Archaeological Site in Xochimilco and the structures of the Teuhtli Volcano, where the original legacy dialogues with the ecosystem.

Museo de Tepexpan

Cuahilama Archaeological Site, Xochimilco