Xochitecatl
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Xochitecatl is a pre-Columbian archaeological site located in the Mexican State of Tlaxcala, 18 km southwest of Tlaxcala city. The major architecture dates to the Middle Preclassic Period but occupati
The Pyramid of Flowers behind a monolithic basin on the Serpent Building at Xochitecatl
Xochitécatl Pirámide de las Flores
Xochitécatl clay figurine
Cacaxtla
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Cacaxtla is an archaeological site located near the southern border of the Mexican state of Tlaxcala. It contains a sprawling palace with vibrantly colored murals painted in Maya style. The nearby sit
Xochitecatl
…its fertile lands between the rivers Atoyac and Zayapan. Xochitecatl lies 1 km west of, and within sight of, the contemporary Classic Period site of Cacaxtla, distinguished by its famous painted murals in Maya style. Xochitecatl is located 500m north of the modern town of Xochitecatitla and the same distance…
The Gran Basamento, protected by its sheet-metal roof
View over the top of the Gran Basamento
Cacaxtla pyramid mound no. 1
Cacaxtla Battle Mural (left)