(click on picture to enlarge it to make it more readable )Cuicuilco is an important archaeological Mesoamerican Middle and Late Formative (ca. 700 BCE - 150 CE) located on the southern shore of the Lake Texcoco in the southeastern Valley of Mexico. Cuicuilco may be the oldest city in the Valley of Mexico and was roughly contemporary with, and possibly interacting with the Olmec (Jaredites of the Book of Mormon) of the Gulf Coast of lowland Veracruz and Tabasco (also known as the Olmec heartland).
Based on known facts, it was the first important civic-religious center of the Mexican Highlands. Cuicuilco was destroyed and abandoned since the eruption of the volcano Xitle, causing migrations and changes to the population, it culminated with the Teotihuacán consolidation as classical period ruler of the Central Highlands.[1]
At the site are 8 of the many housing and religious buildings that once existed, and the remains of a hydraulic system that supplied water to the city. One of the pyramids was built in a strategic position, representing early prehispanic attempts to link religious concepts with cosmic events through building construction. It has a pyramidal basement built about 800-600 BC, which is the main known structure of the place. Cuicuilco was originally founded as a farming village, but presents evidence of early religious practices. The city grew around a large ceremonial center with pyramids and an associated urban area that included plazas and avenues bordering a series of small, shallow pools. These pools were fed by runoff from the nearby hills of Zacayuca and Zacaltepetl. Population at the city's peak is estimated at 20,000 people. Site features include terraces, various buildings, fortifications, and irrigation ditches and canals. This pyramid area has been infringed on with the building in Mexico City. It is next to the Olympics Arena built when the Olympics came to Mexico City in October 1968.
Based on known facts, it was the first important civic-religious center of the Mexican Highlands. Cuicuilco was destroyed and abandoned since the eruption of the volcano Xitle, causing migrations and changes to the population, it culminated with the Teotihuacán consolidation as classical period ruler of the Central Highlands.[1]
At the site are 8 of the many housing and religious buildings that once existed, and the remains of a hydraulic system that supplied water to the city. One of the pyramids was built in a strategic position, representing early prehispanic attempts to link religious concepts with cosmic events through building construction. It has a pyramidal basement built about 800-600 BC, which is the main known structure of the place. Cuicuilco was originally founded as a farming village, but presents evidence of early religious practices. The city grew around a large ceremonial center with pyramids and an associated urban area that included plazas and avenues bordering a series of small, shallow pools. These pools were fed by runoff from the nearby hills of Zacayuca and Zacaltepetl. Population at the city's peak is estimated at 20,000 people. Site features include terraces, various buildings, fortifications, and irrigation ditches and canals. This pyramid area has been infringed on with the building in Mexico City. It is next to the Olympics Arena built when the Olympics came to Mexico City in October 1968.
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