🏛️ Teotihuacán

About This Sacred Site

Teotihuacán, located northeast of Mexico City, was one of the largest cities in the ancient world at its peak around 450 CE, with an estimated population of 125,000. The city's name means 'the place where the gods were created' in Nahuatl, as the Aztecs believed the gods gathered here to create the current world. The Pyramid of the Sun is the third-largest pyramid in the world, and the Avenue of the Dead stretches over 2.5 kilometers through the ceremonial center. The site remains a powerful place of spiritual pilgrimage, especially during the spring equinox.

Key Facts

• •The Pyramid of the Sun is the third-largest pyramid in the world at 65 meters tall
• •At its peak around 450 CE, the city had an estimated 125,000 inhabitants
• •Over 100,000 people gather at the spring equinox to 'charge' with energy from the sun
• •UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987
• •The builders of Teotihuacán remain a mystery — it predates the Aztecs by centuries

Location

Coordinates: 19.6925, -98.8438