The exposed area, which is the most visited and public, is 264 hectares. In this area are located the most important buildings such as the citadel and the temple of the feathered serpent, built on the Avenue of the Dead, on one side is a residential complex, at the end is the pyramid of the sun and the moon.
Buildings such as the Palace of Quetzalpapálotl and the departmental complex with murals such as Tetitla, Atetelco and the housing complex of the court are all the stations that await you in this incredible city.
This archaeological zone has the museum of Teotihuacan culture, the museum of murals "Beatriz de la Fuente" and the temporary exhibition hall known as the Ex- Museum.
Origin.
→ Neolithic Period (since, 12000 to 3000 BC). This place has an occupancy record from 9000 to 4000 BCE. These records are in nearby places; without However, this period must be considered the beginning of sedentary lifestyle, and the basin of Mexico has all the characteristics to provide an exponential development as was Teotihuacán.
→ Early Preclassic (2500 to 1200 B.C.): By this time, there is already a record of sedentary villages, the agricultural use of the land and the vestiges of pottery that were found south of what were the lakes of the Valley of Mexico.
→ Middle Preclassic. (1200 to 400 BC) There is already a record of population increase, hierarchical ranks, and the registry of public constructions. There are deed and architectural monuments. They have areas possibly dedicated to agriculture and neighbouring villages located southeast of the Cerro Gordo valley.
→ Late Preclassic (400 BC to 200 AD): Notable population increases show settlement in both the north and south of the area. It is considered an urbanization because of the size of the town. They have different hierarchical statuses, and their communities reach 20,000 inhabitants.
Early Classic → (200 to 600 AD): The development of the Teotihuacan urbanization is consolidated, being the largest city and without any similarity in any of the pre-Hispanic cultures, reaching 20 square kilometres with up to 150,000 inhabitants. There is a bias in the different social ranks and public administration, construction and food production are developed.
→ Late Classic (from 600 to 900 A.D.): The destabilization of the city causes the destruction of the city and abandonment. The registration of society decreases to 30,000 inhabitants, and in the basin a reorganization of the social system is carried out.
Journeys.
• One of the tours takes you over the Avenue of the Dead, which is the main axis through the citadel, enjoying the set of complexes on the causeway, to the Pyramid of the Sun and ends with the Plaza of the Pyramid of the Moon. This tour lasts approximately 2:00 hours.
The Pyramid of the Moon, Teotihuacan. | Picture Credits, Sabrina f. | It posted in Tripadvisor, in March 2025.
• The tour of the Museum of Teotihuacan Murals. On this tour you will get to know all the paintings that are heritage of the culture. Here they will explain the techniques and materials they used to capture the frescoes. Then we know the building of the jaguars, the building of Quetzalpapálotl; you will visit the mural of the puma, and then you will visit the Tlalocan that is in the architectural complex of Tepatitlá.
Museum of Murals, Beatriz de la Fuente. | Image credits, sgavoyages. | It posted in Tripadvisor on April 2020.
• The next tour begins in the building where the temporary exhibitions are displayed, known as the former museum. There you can enjoy the new findings. Outside the archaeological complex, there is a complex of rooms that preserve the murals and headdresses that were given to the walls of the civilian houses. This place is reached by a path beyond the so-called "San Juan River".
Former Museum, Teotihuacan. | Image Credits, Roving11271046546. | It posted in Tripadvisor on December 2024.
Opening hours: The archaeological site is open every day of the year and, if there is an eventuality, it is published on the official channels. It opens at 8:00 am and closes at 05:00 pm. Museums open at 9:00 am and close at 4:30 pm.
Costs.
✔The entrance fee is 90 Mexican pesos and the ticket must be kept for access to the museums.
✔The permit for the non-professional camera has a cost of 50 Mexican pesos.
✔The cost of parking is 50 pesos; for vehicles of 11 to 20 people it costs 90 Mexican pesos and the cost for vehicles of more than 20 has a cost of 180 Mexican pesos. Motorcycles pay 25 pesos. The parking ticket must be carried at all times.
This place can be reached from the Mexico-Pachuca highway, leaving through Insurgentes Norte Avenue; it also has access from the Ecatepec, Mexico-Tuxpan and Arco Norte highways or also the Mexico-Teotihuacán free highway.
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The Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacan. | Main picture credits, MsGonzales1018. | It posted in Tripadvisor on March 2025.