Aztec & Mexica Sacred Places
The temples, pyramids, and mythological landscapes of the Aztec and Mexica civilization.
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The Aztec empire built its capital Tenochtitlan at the site where an eagle perched on a cactus — fulfilling a prophecy from Huitzilopochtli. Their sacred geography extended from the Templo Mayor at the center of the world to the caves of Chicomoztoc and the mythic mountain of Coatepec. These entries trace how Aztec cosmology was literally built into the landscape of central Mexico.
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