El Tepozteco
| El Tepozteco | |
 Pyramid of Tepozteco |
|
| meaning | Place of worship for Tepoztecatl |
| Style elements : | post-classical |
| Construction time: | 1150-1350 |
| founding | |
| Heyday | |
| Given up | |
| discovery | |
| Height: | 12.4 m |
| Location: | 19 ° 0 '3.3 " N , 99 ° 6' 4.2" W |
| Directions | Carretera Mexico-Cuernavaca |
| opening hours | Monday to Sunday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| entry | 55 Mexican Pesos (as of June 20, 2018) |
El Tepozteco is an archaeological site in the Mexican state of Morelos in the municipality of Tepoztlán . It consists of a small temple dedicated to Tepoztecatl , the Aztec god of pulque .
The archaeological site can be reached via a steep footpath that starts in Tepoztlán.
history
The Pyramid of Tepozteco was built in the middle of the post-classical period on a summit of the Sierra de Tepotztlan above the pre-Columbian city of Tepoztlán. The temple was important enough to attract pilgrims from Guatemala itself.
The pyramid consists of a 6.4 m high platform on which the 3.3 m high base stands. On top of this there is a 2.7 m high room. A small opening with traces of coal and copal was found in the middle of this room .
Web links
Commons : El Tepozteco - collection of images, videos and audio files
