Town

Tlalpan, Mexico City

Address

146 Insurgentes Sur Ave. and Periférico, Tlalpan, D.F., 14030. Phone (55) 5606 9758

Admittance and Services

Visiting hours: Monday to Sunday from 9:00 to 17:00. Free admission. There is a $30 MXP fee if you are willing to shoot with a videocamera. Guided tours, summer courses, student advisory, checkroom.

Synopsis

The Cuicuilco Archaeological Site Museum was opened in 1970. The archaeological findings exhibited here show that the inhabitants of Cuicuilco worshiped Huehueteotl, God of Fire. The city was buried in lava as a result of an eruption of the Xitle volcano.

Web Site

www.inah.gob.mx

E-mail

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