Mexico City
Cerro de la Estrella
Site of the Aztec sun ritual
Avenida Culhuacán
Iztapalapa, 09040
Nearest Train: Cerro de la Estrella
Phone: +52 55 533 4700 (Información Turisticos)
At the end of each period of Xiuhmolpilli, every fifty-two years, the Aztecs celebrated the ritual of Fuego Nuevo or New Fire, a sun renewal ceremony on the peak of Cerro de la Estrella. On the flanks of these rocky slopes, overlooking Lake Texococo, the city of Iztapalapa was founded. However, long before the Aztec colonization of the Valley of Mexico, the hill attracted other groups. The first agricultural communities date back to 1000 BC, and around 900 BC the first constructions of Teotihuacana influence appeared. The Chichmecan founded the capital of the Culhacán kingdom, which was finally swallowed by the Aztec empire. Since 1998, this fascinating archaeological area has been graced by an equally interesting museum and the Cerro de la Estrella is now classified as a National Park.
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