My mexico TEOTIHUACAN By. Hugo José Guzmán Hernández

Teotihuacan O Teotihuacan is located in the town of

San Juan Teotihuacan, located east of the State of Mexico . Teotihuacan, which in Nahuatl means City of the Gods or the place where gods are made is one of the most stunning locations in Mexico and the world. This is where the spiritual and material knowledge of Mesoamerican peoples generated the highest expression of American civilization.

Teotihacan cultureO All that is known of this place comes

from the Spanish and indigenous chroniclers. The Teotihuacan culture began at the beginning of the Christian era and reached its peak between the third century and IV

Temples of Tlaloc and Quetzalcoatl

O Also outstanding design sculptures and temples of Tlaloc and Quetzalcoatl Quetzalmariposa palaces and Jaguars and the citadel and surrounding neighborhoods Tetitla Tepantitla Zacuala Yayahualco and Atetelco . The main focus is the Avenue of the Dead , which is oriented north-south and flanked by a residential area was probably inhabited by priests.

The archaeological site of Teotihuacan

O The archaeological is one of the most important tourist attractions of the State of Mexico and the country.

O One of his remains is the architecture and painting :

O The architecture and the remains that characterized the Teotihuacan culture was the worship of whether

Teotihuacan isO … one of the cities most prehispanic

mural painting preserved, important examples can be found in Tepantitla Tetitla Atetelco the Ventilla or prehispanic murals Museum Beatriz de la Fuente , name of the founder of the project Prehispanic mural painting UNAM Mexico

Localed O Teotihuacan painting is located on

the outside of the buildings on the banks and the boards of the pyramidal bases and inside , in the porticos and in the rooms and corridors. According to Sonia Lombardo , a researcher of the project , the first paintings date from the Micaotli phase ( 150-200 d. C. )