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It was one of the most important settlements of the kingdom of Acolhuacan.

Meaning “Place of the Willows,” this territory was occupied by a Chichimec group coming from the Valley of Mexico.

Must see Buildings

The site comprises a urban center surrounded by suburbs and scattered villages, and it was protected by a wall on the west side. Today there are isolated groups or structures, such as "La Muralla" (The Wall), it was 650 meters (2,130 feet) long and 6 meters (21 feet) wide but there are just some remains of the original; "La Estancia" (The Hacienda), just two tiers with a staircase with some of the red original paint; and "La Comunidad" (The Community), a staired structure that is superimposed on a previous building, the floor has traces of red paint.

In the surrounding area are: "The Santa Maria Group", consists of two structures; "San Marcos", locally is known as the observatory, but scholars don’t know the original function; "Santiago", a ceremonial platform; and "The Temple of Ehécatl - Quetzalcóatl", was built on a circular platform that is 19 meters (62 feet) in diameter.

Huexotla

Location

It is located in San Francisco No. 4, San Luis Huexotla, 5 km south of Texcoco.

Hours

Monday to Sunday from 9:00 to 17:00 hrs.

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