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Archaeological Zone of Ihuatzio

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Archaeological Zone of Ihuatzio
Archaeological Zone of Ihuatzio
Archaeological Zone of Ihuatzio
Archaeological Zone of Ihuatzio
Archaeological Zone of Ihuatzio
Archaeological Zone of Ihuatzio
Archaeological Zone of Ihuatzio
Archaeological Zone of Ihuatzio
Archaeological Zone of Ihuatzio
Archaeological Zone of Ihuatzio
Archaeological Zone of Ihuatzio
Archaeological Zone of Ihuatzio
Archaeological Zone of Ihuatzio
Archaeological Zone of Ihuatzio
Archaeological Zone of Ihuatzio
Archaeological Zone of Ihuatzio
Archaeological Zone of Ihuatzio
Archaeological Zone of Ihuatzio
Archaeological Zone of Ihuatzio
Archaeological Zone of Ihuatzio
Archaeological Zone of Ihuatzio
Archaeological Zone of Ihuatzio
Archaeological Zone of Ihuatzio
Archaeological Zone of Ihuatzio
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Ihuatzio is an archeological site located at the southern slopes of Cerro Tariaqueri, just north of the Ihuatzio town, in the Tzintzuntzan municipality, of Michoacán state.The ancient site is some 7 kilometers south-east of Tzintzuntzan, on the south-eastern shore of the Lake Pátzcuaro. Human settlements vestiges are registered from two different occupational periods; the first occurred between 900 and 1200 CE, corresponding to Nahuatl language speaking groups; the second group corresponding to the maximum development reached by the Purépecha Culture, between 1200 and 1530 CE. This archaeological site was built on an artificially leveled plateau, and it is considered very important, for the Michoacán prehispanic history, it was an astronomical observatory and ceremonial center. Although it is relatively small, the pyramids dedicated to Curicaueri and Xaratanga are remarkable. A sculpture representing a Chac Mool was found; as well as a series of roads and walls surrounding the site.The prehispanic settlement fully covers a low-lying plateau and kept a strategic location at the extreme west of the Lake and other dominant sites as Tzintzuntzan.
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