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« on: May 13, 2007, 01:28:45 am »

Great Pyramid of Tenochtitlan



The Great Pyramid or Templo Mayor was the main temple of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan (modern Mexico City). The temple rose 60 m (197 ft) above the city's ritual precinct, surmounted by dual shrines to the deities Huitzilopochtli (god of war and sun) and Tlaloc (god of rain and fertility). It was mostly destroyed in 1521, along with the Aztec empire, by the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés. Numerous smaller buildings and platforms associated with the temple formed a closely-situated complex around its base. A stucco relief depicting a tzompantli, or "skull rack", decorated one platform leading to the temple. The temple was enlarged several times, and for the last time in 1497, when between 3,000 and 84,000 people were sacrificed over 4 days during its reconsecration.

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Malinalco is a city in Mexico State, Mexico. The town serves as the municipal seat of the Municipality of Malinalco. The municipality is located in the southwestern portion of the state. It covers a total surface area of 186.28 km and, in the year 2000 census, reported a population of 21,712. The municipality is also home to the town of Chalma, a place of Roman Catholic pilgrimage.



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