# Templo Mayor

Mexico City, Mexico

The ritual heart of Aztec Tenochtitlan, this great twin temple to Huitzilopochtli and Tlaloc was begun around 1325 and razed by the Spanish in 1521. Rediscovered in 1978, its excavated platforms and the Coyolxauhqui monolith reveal a buried empire.

## Roots Earth

Roots Earth has a longer story for Templo Mayor, with a choice of female or male voice. Download the city audio to listen offline. No account is needed.

Coordinates: 19.4333, -99.13278

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