Cerro Gordo

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Cerro Gordo is a mountain located just north of Teotihuacan. It may have been called Tenan, which in Nahuatl, means "mother or protective stone".

When

First attested
100 CE
Attested period
100 – 450
Historical notes
Construction of the Pyramid of the Moon occurred between 100 and 450 AD.

Relationships

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“The Pyramid of the Moon was deliberately placed at the end of the Avenue of the Dead and at the foot of Cerro Gordo. This central position makes the processional nature of the Walk of the Dead rather clear. This mimicking of natural structures in human temples has been seen throu”

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