Texcotzingo
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Texcotzingo is claimed to be one of the first extant botanical gardens in the world, along with Moctezuma's gardens in Huastepec. The gardens and archaeological site are located roughly 20 miles north
El invernadero de Nezahualcoyotl
View from the second level
Structure known as "el Baño del Rey"
Tenochtitlan
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Tenochtitlan, also known as Mexico-Tenochtitlan, was a large Mexican altepetl in what is now the historic center of Mexico City. The exact date of the founding of the city is unclear, but the date 13
Texcotzingo
…connection to mythic cosmographies and preceding empires. One clear example is a bath/pool flanked by three frogs representing the three city states of Tenochitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan, the cities which made up the Aztec Triple Alliance. The baths in the Texcotzingo site were carved from solid rock and were…
Aerial view of the city recreated by the Portrait of Tenochtitlan project
Ruins of the Templo Mayor, main temple of the Mexica people
The western side of the shallow Lake Texcoco. Tenochtitlan is the southern part of the main island. The northern part is Tlatelolco.
The Tlatelolco Marketplace as depicted at The Field Museum in Chicago.