Zona Arqueológica de Cuicuilco

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Zona Arqueológica de Cuicuilco is a pre-Hispanic archaeological site in southern Mexico City, notable for its large circular pyramid and remains of one of the earliest urban centers in the Valley of Mexico.

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Zona Arqueológica de Cuicuilco canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
pre-Hispanic settlement ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
abandonedDueTo eruption of Xitle volcano ⓘ
accessibleBy public transportation in Mexico City ⓘ
administratedBy Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia ⓘ
associatedWithCulture preclassic Mesoamerican cultures ⓘ
constructionMaterial stone ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
culture Cuicuilco culture ⓘ
discoveredIn early 20th century ⓘ
estimatedOccupationEnd around 150 CE ⓘ
estimatedOccupationStart around 800 BCE ⓘ
excavatedBy Mexican archaeologists ⓘ
function ceremonial center ⓘ
political center ⓘ
religious center ⓘ
hasFeature multiple construction stages ⓘ
stairways leading to the top of the pyramid ⓘ
hasInterpretiveSignage yes ⓘ
hasMuseum site museum ⓘ
hasShape circular pyramid base ⓘ
hasStructure altars ⓘ
circular pyramid ⓘ
platforms ⓘ
plazas ⓘ
hasViewOf southern Mexico City urban landscape ⓘ
languageOfName Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Tlalpan, Mexico City ⓘ
Valley of Mexico ⓘ
southern Mexico City ⓘ
nameMeaning commonly linked to Nahuatl origin ⓘ
near Insurgentes Sur Avenue ⓘ
Pedregal de San Ángel lava fields ⓘ
Periférico Sur (ring road of Mexico City) ⓘ
notableFor being one of the earliest urban centers in the Valley of Mexico ⓘ
early monumental architecture in central Mexico ⓘ
large circular pyramid ⓘ
offers guided tours ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
partiallyCoveredBy lava from Xitle volcano ⓘ
period Formative period ⓘ
Preclassic period ⓘ
protectionStatus federal archaeological zone of Mexico ⓘ
recognizedAs early example of urban planning in Mesoamerica ⓘ
significance evidence of complex social organization before Teotihuacan dominance ⓘ
key site for understanding early urbanism in central Mexico ⓘ

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Cuicuilco → hasArchaeologicalZoneName → Zona Arqueológica de Cuicuilco ⓘ