Sunday, June 3, 2012

Archaeological Zone in Calixtlahuaca.

By Angélica Arellano Galindo  


Calixtlahuaca is a Word Nahuatl its meaning is “Houses in the evennesses”, this is an archaeological place its ubication is in the mountain Tenismo near of city Toluca in the State of Mexico. The culture that built was meeting how Matlazincas.


1 - Circular pyramid or “Templo de Quetzalcóatl”.


This pyramid is the most popular in this place the Matlazincas built in honor God Quetzalcoatl it’s a big temple it was structure by four periods of construction. The circle is a perfect figure geometric does not have beginning and does not final, because is infinite, how the Gods, for this reason the matlazincas built the temple using circles like a scaffold.


In Calixtlahuaca the “Temple of Quetzalcoatl” is more famous than the others constructions in this town. Also the circular pyramid has some pyramids of less outstanding but that also are visited how the square or cemetery where found fifty deaths with offerings for example: gold, ceramic and winch and Base of column is a place where the Matlazincas practiced Ball Game is a big field with a hole and a circle rock that these inhabitants used for played this game.


2. - Festival del Quinto Sol.
The tourists visit this zone in March 21stusualy they wear with white clothes because they think this day begin a new cycle of life and they want to star full of energy for to make your activities in all year and if they wear with white clothes can obtain more energy.

Each march 21st  the inhabitants of Calixtlahuaca to realize the “Festival del Quinto Sol”, with motive of Spring Equinox. This day the people doing some activities the origin prehispanic also Ball Game.

The inhabitants of Calixtlahuaca to show dance natives, medicine, parties, sacrifices and The Traditional Ceremony of to light New Fire are the principal activities that people doing to keep the traditions of town to save, to ranson and to preserve owns customs.


For the people is very important to know the traditions and visit the pyramids because is an experience that they never forget.
  • My visit in this place was nice because the inhabitants are polite, pacific and the town is more interesting.
  • I don’t have word to describe and say that my visit was impressionable.
  • This place has more things interesting that you have to know.

¡You should visit this place because is wonderful, you don’t repent is a experience It will very important in your life and it will be unforgettable¡

Help to preserve owns culture and owns traditions¡¡¡¡



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