The Aztec Capital of Tenochtitlan

Nestled in the Valley of Mexico, the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan was the largest city ever built in the pre-Columbian Americas.   Its daily mixture of violence and beauty was something that we modern humans should contemplate as part of our collective past.

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Map of Tenochtitlan and the surrounding area at 1519

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