Ancient Mesoamerica: Teotihuacan, El Tajin, Tenochtitlan
Teotihuacan (c. 200 BC - c. 600 AD) was once one of the largest cities in the world. It was given its name “City of the Gods” by the later Colhua Mexica (Aztecs), whose emperors made frequent pilgrimages there. El Tajin was contemporary and perhaps related. It is located near Veracruz. Neither culture left a written history. Tenochtitlan was the capital of the Mexica and was destroyed by Hernan Cortez & his Tlaxcalan allies in 1521. The Templo Major (Great Temple) was the site of thousands of human sacrifices to the war god Huitzilopochtli and rain god Tlaloc. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/leefoxx1949/AncientMesoamericaTeotihuacanElTajinTenochtitlan#
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