MEXICO CITY info - Archeological Sites

That examples are only a little show of the cultural wealth of Mexico City because frecuently there are new archeological discoveries like ancient jewels or aztec containners during the realization of public constructions. Because of that one the major attractions of Mexico City are its archeological sites. Below we show you the links of the reports of the most relevant archeological sites of the city.

Teotihuacan

Tlatelolco

Cuicuilco

Templo Mayor

Another relevant prehispanic ruins are:

	Pino Suarez.- this archeological site is sorprising located inside a subway station in the Historic Downtown area. It is a little circular altar possibly dedicated to the wind's god, Ehecatl. This little pyramid was discovered during the construccion works of the subway.
	San Pedro de los Pinos.- there is a pyramid with taluds and some bas-reliefs. It is located in the San Pedro de los Pinos neighborhood close to the Periferico Highway and half block from San Antonio Avenue.
	Tenayuca.- this arquelogical site has a principal pyramide surrounded by another little pyramids. This site was the capital city of the Acolhua kingdom, a prehispanic group that life in the Valley of Mexico before the aztecs. Its located in the north side of the city.
	Cerro de la Estrella.- located in the Iztapalapa borough on the Cerro de la Estrella hill, this site has a little altar where were realizated the celebrations of the aztec new year. You can access it by Ermita Iztapalapa Avenue.

In addition of the previous sites there are lots more in almost any part of the city and new discoveries are being realizated, discoveries thar are helping to stand the big heritage that the prehispanic civilizations had constributed to our country and specially to Mexico City.

	One of the big attractives of the city are without doubth its big number of archeological sites and ancient pyramids that are located by all the city, being Mexico City the only city in the world that can presume to have inside its treasures prehispanic ruins, the heritage of the advanced civilizations that populated this region hundreds years ago.
	And is that Mexico City you can find pyramids and archeological sites almost in every place from the big pyramids of Teotihuacan whose name means "The city of the gods" to a litle aztec temple inside the Pino Suarez Subway Station, including the Pyramid of Cuicuilco and the Tree Cultures Square of Tlatelolco where buildings that are witness of the Mexico's History (a prehispanic pyramid, a colonial curch and modern skyscrapers that represents the modern epoque). Another highlight fact is that the names of many zones of the city comes from the ancient prehispanic towns that where previously located there such as Azcapotzalco, Mixcoac, Coyoacan, Iztacalco and many others.