Teotihuacan
View of the Avenue of the Dead and the Pyramid of the Sun, from the Pyramid of the Moon.
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 Location of the site
Location of the site
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| Location | Teotihuacán, State of Mexico, Mexico |
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| Coordinates | 19°41′33″N 98°50′37.68″W / 19.69250°N 98.8438000°W |
| History | |
| Periods | Late Preclassic to Late Classic |
| Official name | Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, ii, iii, iv, v |
| Designated | 1987 (11th session) |
| Reference no. | 414 |
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 Mexico
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| Region | Latin America and the Caribbean |
Coordinates: 19°41′33″N 98°50′37.68″W / 19.69250°N 98.8438000°W
Teotihuacan /teɪˌoʊtiːwəˈkɑːn/, also written Teotihuacán (Spanish pronunciation: [teotiwa'kan], modern Nahuatl pronunciation 
), is an ancient Mesoamerican city located in a sub-valley of the Valley of Mexico, located in the State of Mexico 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of modern-day Mexico City, known today as the site of many of the most architecturally significant Mesoamerican pyramids built in the pre-Columbian Americas.
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