Ancient World

Cuetlajuchitlán

Cuetlajuchitlán is a Mesoamerican archaeological site located 3 kilometers southeast of Paso Morelos, in the northeast of the Mexican state of Guerrero. It was discovered in 1991 during construction work for the highway from Cuernavaca to Acapulco, which now crosses under the site 50 meters below, through the Los Querendes tunnel. This site was one of the main pre-Hispanic population centers in this region during the late preclassical, of groups deriving from the Mezcala culture, in the large settlements of the Río Balsas. Its development occurred from 800 BCE to 300 CE, with relevance to archaeology of the state of Guerrero, due to its antiquity and functional architectural style, primarily for the storage and drainage systems, as well as the construction of stone columns.

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• ▸Keezhadi
• ▸Department of Education Building
• ▸Archaeological Society of Athens

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