Teotihuacán

Teotihuacán was the largest Pre-Columbian known city in the Americas, and the name Teotihuacán is used to refer to the civilization this city dominated, which at its greatest extent included most of Mesoamerica.

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Pre-Columbian - Americas - Mesoamerica

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The city was located in what is now the San Juan Teotihuacán municipality, in the State of México, Mexico, approximately 40 km (about 25 miles) northeast of Mexico City, which covers a total surface area of 82.66 km² and, in the year 2000 census, reported a population of 44,653. ( Latitude 19°41'N, Longitude 98°51'W )

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State of México - Mexico - Mexico City

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There is archaelogical evidence that Teotihuacán had been a multi-ethnic place, with distinct Zapotec, Mixtec, Maya and what seems to be Nahua quarters, for example. The Totonacs have always maintained that they were the ones who built it, a story that was corroborated later by the Aztecs. The city was also anciently referred to as Tollan, a name also used centuries later for the Toltec capital of Tula (Tollan Xicocotitlan in Nahuatl).

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Zapotec - Mixtec - Maya - Nahua - Totonac - Aztecs - Tollan - Toltec - Tula

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