From shopping mall to ceremonial center

In the southern part of Teknochtitlán there were multiple archaeological sites dating back more than 2000 years. It was enough to dig a couple of meters into the ground to find vestiges of houses, shrines, schools and pre-Hispanic markets everywhere. However, the development of the city prevented the archaeological works from being carried out properly and real estate developers preferred to build on top of these finds to expedite the construction of office buildings, shopping centers and homes. For more than 200 years the pre-Hispanic past of southern Teknochtitlán was buried under the skyscrapers that plagued the city but after the economic crisis of 2078, many of these buildings were aban...View all