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At its height around 450 CE, Teotihuacán may have housed more than 100,000 people, making it one of the most populous cities in the world at the time. Its builders remain mysterious, the city was already a haunting ruin when the Aztecs encountered it centuries later and treated it as a sacred place of origin. The ceremonial core is organized along the Avenue of the Dead, a broad processional way running roughly two kilometers between the great pyramids. The Pyramid of the Sun, rising about 65 meters, is the third-largest pyramid in the world by volume, while the Pyramid of the Moon anchors the avenue's northern end with a commanding view back down its length.

Beyond the headline monuments, the site rewards slow exploration. The Temple of the Feathered Serpent (Quetzalcóatl) preserves rows of carved stone serpent heads, and several restored residential compounds retain vivid mural fragments in deep red and ochre. An on-site museum displays artifacts and a scale model of the city. Note that climbing the pyramids has been restricted at times for conservation, so check current rules at the gate. Bring a hat, water and sunscreen, the high-altitude plain offers little shade, and wear sturdy shoes for the uneven stone steps and long distances between structures.