Tehuacalco

Temple pyramid and sacrificial platform

Side view of the palace platform

Ball court

Tehuacalco ( Náhuatl : 'place of the stone back carrier ') is an archaeological site in today's Mexican state of Guerrero .

location

Tehuacalco is located on a hilltop about 5 km northeast of the small town of Tierra Colorada about 52 km (driving distance) northeast of Acapulco and the same distance south of Chilpancingo at an altitude of about 500 m above sea level. d. M.

history

Tehuacalco is assigned to the post-classical culture of the Yopi , whose home region, called Yopitzinco , could not be conquered by the Aztecs; the site was inhabited from around 400 to 1100 AD. The square was only rediscovered in 1991, then excavated, partially reconstructed and opened to the public in 2008.

architecture

The archaeological site includes several bases of temple pyramids and palace buildings around a central square. The ball playground has the H-shape with side fields, which is rather untypical for central Mexico.