Pre-Columbian sites in the Valley of Mexico
The templo mayor was the political and religious heart of the Aztec empire. This pyramid had two temples, one for the god of agriculture Tlaloc, the other for the god of war Huitzilopochtli. Teotihuacan is the major site in the Valley of Mexico, which has the largest pre-Columbian pyramids. The god Quetzalcoatl, god of the feathered serpent, is particularly venerated there. The Pyramid of the Sun, with its 245 steps reaching 75 meters high, was dedicated to the god of rain. The Moon Pyramid was dedicated to the goddess of water and fertility.
Director: Jacques VICHET