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  2. Mesoamerican pyramids - Wikipedia

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    The ground plan of the site has two pyramids, Pyramid B and Pyramid C. [15] The Toltec empire lasted from around 700 to 1100. [ 16 ] Although the origin of the Toltec Empire is a mystery, they are said to have migrated Mexico's northern plateau until they set up their empire's capital in central Mexico, called Tula, which is 70 km/40 mi ...

  3. List of Mesoamerican pyramids - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of Mesoamerican pyramids or ceremonial structures. In most cases they are not true pyramids. There are hundreds of these in many different styles throughout Mexico and Central America. These were made by several pre-Columbian cultures including the Olmecs, [1] Maya, [2] Toltecs, [3] and Aztecs. [4]

  4. Category:Pyramids in Central America - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 27 December 2019, at 04:00 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  5. Tula (Mesoamerican site) - Wikipedia

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    View of Pyramids B and C at Tula Grande View of Tula Chico View of Building C, the Burnt Palace. The Tula site is important to the history of Mesoamerica, especially the central highlands of Mexico, but it is generally overshadowed by its predecessor Teotihuacan and one of its successors, Tenochtitlan. [1]

  6. Great Pyramid of Cholula - Wikipedia

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    [62] [63] Despite the ancient city's and pyramid's importance to the history of central Mexico, the pyramid has not been extensively studied and has not of yet played a significant role in the understanding of Mesoamerica. [35] Facade of museum entrance. The pyramid is the main tourist attraction in Cholula, [18] receiving 496,518 visitors in ...

  7. Pyramid of the Sun - Wikipedia

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    The Pyramid of the Sun is the largest building in Teotihuacan, and one of the largest in Mesoamerica.It is believed to have been constructed about 200 CE. [4] Found along the Avenue of the Dead, in between the Pyramid of the Moon and the Ciudadela, and in the shadow of the mountain Cerro Gordo, the pyramid is part of a large complex in the heart of the city.

  8. Cholula (Mesoamerican site) - Wikipedia

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    The Great Pyramid of Cholula is still used because the Spanish built a church atop it, a symbol of the religious conquest of the Aztec Empire. That makes it not just the largest pyramid in the world but also the oldest continuously occupied building in North America. In the 20th century, the temple was tunnelled by archaeologists.

  9. Tzintzuntzan (Mesoamerican site) - Wikipedia

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    The two most impressive structures here are the five yácata pyramids and the Grand Platform on which they rest. [4] These are all visible and date from the site's second stage of occupation. The first stage is represented by smaller pyramid-type structures found underneath the yácatas. [11]