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Mayan Archaeological Sites in Yucatán
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This city was founded in the distant past by the Olmeca-Xicalanca people arround 600 B.C
Following the decline of of Teotihuacan and Cholula, Cacaxtla assumed political control over what is now the Puebla and Tlaxcala region. Cacaxtla flourished between 650-900 AD, during the Late Classic.
Must see Buildings
The ceremonial center was located on a natural elevation that dominates part of the valley. The site has numerous buildings and overlapping structures from various construction periods.
They are surrounded by large moats and a sample of pre-Hispanic mural painting, the largest discovered until now and considered the best preserved of the pre-Hispanic era.
It measures 200 m2 approximately and reveal influences from both the Mayan and Teotihuacan regions and depict motifs related to mythology, religion, war, defeat and peace, as well as nature.
The number of colors applied on the stucco layer is surprising: blue, yellow, red and, of course, white; in the jambs you can see the light green and the figures are almost always delimited by a black line.
Cacaxtla
Cacaxtla Site Museum
It is housed in a building that was expressly planned to be a museum and was built with the materials and styles of the popular architecture of the area.
There are some othe important pieces in display like the collection of skulls with deformations that were found in some burials in the area, bone needles, arrowheads, knives and obsidian blades.
Other important pieces in exhibit are some sculptures of deities such as Tlaloc, Xipe and Tlazoltéotl, as well as anthropomorphic figures, urns with attached characters and reproductions of codices, among others.
Location
It is located 5 km west of Santa María Nativitas by state highway, 19 km west of the city of Tlaxcala.
Hours
Tuesday to Sunday from 9:00 to 18:00 hrs.
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