Ancient Ruins Across Mexico

Ruins in Oaxaca and Chiapas

• Palenque
• Monte Albán for Zapotec culture.
• Mitla for Zapotec and Mixtec ruins.
• Zaachila for Mixtec tombs

Ruins in Mexico City

• Teotihuacán Archaeological Site. Several main areas to explore here:
  • Pyramid of the Sun, third largest one in the world
  • Avenue of the Dead. The Aztec thought the temples lining the avenue to the pyramid were tombs of kings and queens but they were wrong.
  • La Ciudadela. Grand temples here.
  • Pyramid of the Moon
  • Palace of Quetzalpapalotl
• Templo Mayor, right in Mexico City, remains of the Pyramid of Huitzilopochtli, important to Aztecs.

Ruins in the Gulf Coast Area

• Zempoala ruins north of Veracruz. Main city of the Totanac peoples. Rivers converge here, very scenic.
• Cacaxtla & Xochitecatl ruins. Pyramids, burial grounds, gardens, pottery and murals.
• El Tajín

Ruins in Yucatan Peninsula Area

• Cancun's Tulum.
• Cancun's Ruinas del Rey, which are Mayan ruins.

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