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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

"What happened today in Teotihuacán deeply pains us. I express my most sincere solidarity with the affected individuals and their families," she wrote in Spanish.

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

Teotihuacán,   Pyramids of, 141-148;   Quarries of, 137, 141.

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

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