Teotihuacán

American

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

noun

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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She was in Mexico City at a conference and visited the Teotihuacán complex with her colleague Dmtri on the last day of her visit.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

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

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

“But if you read between the lines, that’s what it means—these were vassals, probably of Tikal directly and Teotihuacán indirectly.”

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 Tylor, Edward Burnett

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