Teopanzolco
Zona Arqueológica de Teopanzolco
A Tlahuica twin-temple pyramid within the city, with an even earlier stepped shrine hidden inside the later structure that predates the Aztec-era temple.
The site lies in a residential area about 1.5 km northeast of the old town. The main structure is a double-stepped pyramid. Its summit once held two temples dedicated to the rain god Tlaloc and the war god Huitzilopochtli, similar to the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan. After the 2017 earthquake, archaeologists found even earlier temple remains inside the pyramid. Next to the site is the modern Teopanzolco Cultural Center. The site is small, and 30–45 minutes is enough to see it. Entry is cheap, and it is easy to reach by taxi.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Juan Soriano Morelos Museum of Contemporary Art
- Palace of Cortés
- Plaza de Armas & Jardín Juárez
- Robert Brady Museum
- Cuernavaca Cathedral
- Jardín Borda
- Ethnobotanical Garden & Museum of Traditional Medicine
- Salto de San Antón