Did you know that Teotihuacán is the most visited active archaeological site in Mexico? There were 4,185,107 visitors in 2017. In the first half of the 1st millennium CE, Teotihuacán was the largest city in the pre-Columbian Americas, with a population estimated at 125,000 or more.
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| The pyramids all meet in the center on a road called the Avenue of the Dead |
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| Another view of the pyramid |
In 2004, the governor of Mexico state, Arturo Montiel, gave permission for Wal-Mart to build a large store in the third archaeological zone of the park. However, fragments of ancient pottery were found where the trucks dumped soil taken from the Teotihuacán site.
A light and sound show was installed recently. Critics say a large number of perforations have caused fractures in the stones and the damage is irreversible.
You can read more here:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/archaeology-and-history/archaeology/teotihuacan/
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