State of Mexico

Teotihuacan is an enormous pre-Columbian Americas archaeological site. It is located next to the town of Teotihuacán de Arista, in San Juan Teotihuacán municipality of the Mexico State. It contains some of the largest pyramidal structures and also large residential complexes, the “street of the dead” and colorful well-preserved murals.

At one point in the the first half of the 1st millennium CE, Teotihuacan is the largest city and may have had more than 100,000 inhabitants. Although a subject of debate whether Teotihuacan was the center of an empire, its influence throughout Mesoamerica is well documented. Evidence of Teotihuacano presence, political and economic control can be seen at numerous sites in Veracruz and the Maya region. The ethnicity of the inhabitants of Teotihuacan is also a subject of debate and possible candidates are the Nahua, Otomi or Totonac ethnic groups.

This archaeological site is approximately 40 km (25 miles) northeast of Mexico City. The site covers a total surface area of 83 square km and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. It is one of the most visited archaeological sites in Mexico.

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