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Cuicuilco

c. 800 BCE–c. 250 CE · 9th century BCE

Cuicuilco is an archaeological site in the south of Mexico City, the remains of one of the earliest large centres of the Valley of Mexico. From about 800 BCE it grew into a town with a large circular platform-pyramid and was the main rival of early Teotihuacan. Volcanic eruptions, including that of the nearby Xitle volcano, buried much of it under lava and hastened its decline.

Cuicuilco
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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Cuicuilco. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/cuicuilco
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“Cuicuilco.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/cuicuilco. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Cuicuilco.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/cuicuilco.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Cuicuilco’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/cuicuilco (Accessed: ).

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