Teotihuacan: Then and Now

One of the largest cities of the ancient Americas, with the Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon along the Avenue of the Dead; the Aztecs found it already in ruins.

Key facts

Country today	Mexico
Status	Ruins
Date	AD 200
Nearest city on the map	Mexico City (about 42 km)
Location	19.692° N, 98.844° W

Map showing Teotihuacan in AD 200 — Border map for AD 200. See the world in AD 200.

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Who ruled this place

Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.

Period	State
500 BC–324 BC	Maize farmers
323 BC–799	Teotihuacan
800–1299	Toltec Empire
1300–1491	Unclaimed / no data
1492–1499	Mexihcah (Triple Alliance)
1500–1599	Aztec Empire
1600–1879	Viceroyalty of New Spain
1880–today	Mexico

Other landmarks nearby

Templo MayorLost · 1487

Battles and sites nearby

Teotihuacan · AD 450
Battle of Fall of Tenochtitlan · 1521

More: Historic landmarks of Mexico · All landmarks