Xiquilpilco El Viejo ( Old Juiquipilco ) is an unexplored archeological zone with an ancient teocalli or sacred precinct located from the town of Temoaya.
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A temple ( " teocalli " ) dedicated to the worship of Huitzilopochtli stood at a location known as " Teopanzolco ".
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One of his most celebrated poems was called " En El Teocalli de Cholula, " which explores the universality of nature and immense beauty of indigenous ruins.
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The complex began as a hermitage built over the teocalli of Huaxyacac, although in the late 17th century, much of this space was occupied by a jail and barracks.
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Within the Aztec Empire, this " teocalli " ranked second only to the one at the Templo Mayor in Mexico-Tenochtitlan ( some 10 km to the north ).
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And, after a five-year closure, the resort plans to reopen Teocalli Bowl, another 274 heart-pounding acres of extreme, backcountry-style, patrolled terrain for experts only.
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A famous 1848 painting by Emanuel Leutze depicts " The Storming of the Teocalli by Cortez and His Troops, " which Leutze painted four years before his classic " Washington Crossing the Delaware ."
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These four chapels mark the four pre-Hispanic neighborhood temples or teocallis in each of the cardinal directions, in the same relative location vis-?vis the main teocalli, where the monastery is now.
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The city is also home to the Plaza de toros M�xico & ndash; the world's largest bullring & ndash; and to the Metropolitan Cathedral, the largest in the Western Hemisphere, built over the even greater Temple of Teocalli.
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The famous, although no longer extant, Aztec " Huey Teocalli " ( " Great Temple, " Spanish, " Templo Mayor " ) was located next to what is now Mexico City's main square, the Zocalo.
