UNESCO World Heritage · Mexico
Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco
Cultural site · inscribed 1999
Xochicalco is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a fortified political, religious and commercial centre from the troubled period of 650–900 that followed the break-up of the great Mesoamerican states such as Teotihuacan, Monte Albán, Palenque and Tikal.
Summary from the UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
Photo: Mexico xochicalco pyramids.JPG by Maxtreiber, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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