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| State | Morelos | |
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| Residents | unknown | |
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Xochicalco is an archaeological site in the state Morelos in Mexico.
background
Map of Xochicalco
Overview Xochicalco
The place was from around 200 BC. settled for around 1000 years. The name comes from the Nahuatl language in central Mexico and roughly means "place of the flower house". The builders are not exactly known, influences of several cultures can be determined from practically all of Central America. Clear influences can be found here in architecture and religion Teotihuacan but also from the Maya region 1000 km away.
getting there
In the street
Xochicalco is about 40 km southwest Cuernavaca on a hill.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
Detail of a relief in Xochicalco
Xochicalco is part of the UNESCO world cultural heritage
- Temple of the Feathered Serpent. Quetzalcoatl.
- Ball courts
- observatory. Open: in the afternoon.
activities
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accommodation
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Practical advice
trips
literature
Web links
Xochicalco on the INAH website (engl.)
