View of the Avenue of the Dead from the Pyramid of the Moon at Teotihuacan ruin site in Mexico

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View of the Avenue of the Dead at Teotihuacan from the Pyramid of the Moon at Teotihuacan, a pre-Columbian city that grew to 83 square kilometers or 11 square miles in 500 AD to become the largest city in the Americas, Reaching an Apex in 500 AD with a population of 200,000 people. Teotihuacan became UNESCO World Heritage Site 1987 and is Mexico's most notable ruin site because of its two large Pramids. A destination for travel, adventurers seeking Mesoamerican, prehispanic, or pre-columbian ruin sites, the city was built by Toltec or Totonac people archaeolgists believe. Abandoned by 600 AD

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Size: 5850px × 3900px
Location: San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico
Photo credit: © David Hilbert / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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