Pilgrimage

For other uses of the word pilgrimage, see Pilgrimage (disambiguation).

Mesoamerica

The concept of pilgrimage was also found in Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. Important pilgrimage sites included:

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Pre-Columbian - Mesoamerica

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• Teotihuacan (still visited centuries after its buildings fell to ruin), said to be where the gods gathered to plan the creation of mankind
• Chichen Itza, especially the sacred cenote, a natural well sacred to the rain god Chac, into which sacrifices were thrown.
• Izamal, sacred to the creator god Itzamna
• Cozumel, sacred to Ix Chel, goddess of the moon and childbirth