Mexico City: Archaeological Site

Places and attractions in the Archaeological site category

Mixcoac

Mixcoac from Nahuatl means "viper in the cloud" is an archaeological zone belonging to the Mexica culture. It was on the shores of Lake Texcoco and in its final stage was under the rule of Tenochtitlan.

Tlatelolco Archaeological Site

Tlatelolco is an archaeological excavation site in Mexico City, Mexico where remains of the pre-Columbian city-state of the same name have been found. It is centered on the Plaza de las Tres Culturas.

Cerro de la Estrella Archaeological Site

Cerro de la Estrella is a Mesoamerican archaeological site located in southeastern Central Mexico's Valley of Mexico, in the Iztapalapa alcaldía of Mexico City at an elevation of 2460 meters above sea level, hence its Summit is 224 m over the Valley of Mexico level. At the southeast edge of what was the Great Texcoco Lake.

Zazacatla

Zazacatla is a pre-Columbian archaeological site of Mesoamerica's central Mexican plateau region, in Xochitepec, dating to the mid-Formative period of Mesoamerican chronology.

Copilco

Copilco was an important Mesoamerican ceremonial center, southwest of Mexico City, Mexico. Copilco is located approximately four kilometers north of Cuicuilco. Both were covered by lava from several eruptions of the Xitle volcano three thousand years ago.

El Conde

El Conde is an archeological site located at Ozumba Street, El Conde, three block north the Mayo 1 Ave. in the municipality of Naucalpan, Mexico State. The site was formally declared a prehispanic historical monument on December 28, 2001 The Valley of Mexico, of which Naucalpan is part of, was inhabited by humans for over 20,000 years.

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