Avenue of the Dead

Archaeologists in Mexico City have answered a long outstanding question by having identified the purpose behind a natural cave beneath Teotihuacan’s Pyramid of the Moon. Covering an area of 8895 acres, Teotihuacan is a massive pre-Columbian Mesoamerican city located 40 kilometers (25 miles) northeast of Mexico City. It was built between the 1st and 7th centuries AD and today the site is an archaeological complex and popular tourist destination (pre-Corona). Features like the famous Avenue of the Dead connected the Temple of Quetzalcoatl, the Pyramid of the Moon, and the Pyramid of the Sun. The latter two offer visitors boundless panoramic views from their summits across what was once the largest urban center in the pre-Columbian Americas with a population