Xochicalco: Mexico's Most Underappreciated Archaeological Site?

We investigate the ruins of the world's biggest pyramid and recount the history of the people who made it, as best we know.
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📍 Location: Xochicalco
🗺️ Series: Antiquities Explorer – Central Mexico
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Video Summary
AI GeneratedXochicalco was a sophisticated Epiclassic Mesoamerican city in Morelos, Mexico (650–900 CE). Renowned for its strategic hilltop location and engineering, it served as a multicultural hub blending Maya, Teotihuacan, and Zapotec influences. It is most famous for its advanced astronomical observatory and its role in synchronizing Mesoamerican calendar systems.
