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Teotihuacán

American  
[te-aw-tee-wah-kahn] / ˈtɛ ɔˌti wɑˈkɑn /

noun

  1. the ruins of an ancient Mesoamerican city in central Mexico, near Mexico City, that flourished a.d. c200–c750 and is the site of the pyramids of the Sun and Moon and of many temples, palaces, and dwellings.


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The pre-Hispanic pyramids and ruins at Teotihuacán are a Unesco World Heritage Site and among the most popular tourist attractions in the country.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

The Teotihuacán is an ancient city, home to massive pyramids, and predates the Aztecs.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Teotihuacán meets Café Tacvba, a playful merger of ancient Mesoamerican civilization and a 1990s rock en español band in suitably fractured light.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2025

The ancient Mesoamerican city of Teotihuacán, located in modern-day Mexico, and the Maya city of Tikal, also located in Petén, were both larger and more influential than the relative backwater of Chochkitam.

From National Geographic • Jan. 26, 2024

It was by this Toltec nation—say the Mexican writers—that the monuments of Xochichalco, Teotihuacán, and Cholula were built.

From Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern by Tylor, Edward Burnett

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