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Cuicuilco

Archaeological museums in MexicoArchaeological sites in Mexico CityFormer populated places in MexicoHistory of Mexico CityIndigenous peoples in Mexico City
Mesoamerican sitesMuseums in Mexico CityTlalpanValley of Mexico
Western side of the circular pyramid at Cuicuilco. (32961693441)
Western side of the circular pyramid at Cuicuilco. (32961693441)

Cuicuilco is an important archaeological site located on the southern shore of Lake Texcoco in the southeastern Valley of Mexico, in what is today the borough of Tlalpan in Mexico City. Some historians believe this settlement goes back to 1400 BC. Other historians believe the pyramid could be the oldest building in the Americas circa 6,500 BC.Cuicuilco flourished during the Mesoamerican Middle and Late Formative (c. 700 BCE – 150 CE) periods. Today, it is a significant archaeological site that was occupied during the Early Formative until its destruction in the Late Formative. Based on its date of occupation, Cuicuilco may be the oldest city in the Valley of Mexico and was roughly contemporary with, and possibly interacting with, the Olmec of the Gulf Coast of lowland Veracruz and Tabasco (also known as the Olmec heartland).

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Cuicuilco
Calle Piedra Filosofal, Santa Fe

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Zona Arqueológica de Cuicuilco

Calle Piedra Filosofal
14030 Santa Fe
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Western side of the circular pyramid at Cuicuilco. (32961693441)
Western side of the circular pyramid at Cuicuilco. (32961693441)
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