Cacaxtla

Cacaxtla is an archaeological site in the southern region of , . The site was built and occupied by the Olmeca-Xicallanca people, a Mayan population.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: archeological zone in Tlaxcala, Mexico
  • Also known as: Zona Arqueologica Cacaxtla” and “Zona Arqueológica Cacaxtla

Places of Interest

Highlights include Xochitécatl.

is an archaeological site in the state of in . It is a ceremonial site that was used over a 3,000 year time span. Visitors should visit this site together with nearby Cacaxtla.

Cacaxtla

Latitude
19.2443° or 19° 14′ 40″ north
Longitude
-98.3401° or 98° 20′ 24″ west
Elevation
2,315 metres (7,595 feet)
Open location code
76F36MV5+PX
Geo­Names ID
3815431
Wiki­data ID
Q1024995
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Cacaxtla” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: Какаштла
  • Belarusian: Какаштля
  • Chinese: 卡卡斯特拉
  • Dutch: Cacaxtla
  • Esperanto: Cacaxtla
  • Finnish: Caxcatla
  • French: Cacaxtla
  • Georgian: კაკაშტლა
  • German: Cacaxtla
  • Indonesian: Cacaxtla
  • Italian: Cacaxtla
  • Japanese: カカシュトラ
  • Macedonian: Какаштла
  • Polish: Cacaxtla
  • Portuguese: Cacaxtla
  • Romanian: Cacaxtla
  • Russian: Какаштла
  • Spanish: Cacaxtla
  • Ukrainian: Какаштла
  • Cacaxtlah

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Cacaxtla”. Photo: HJPD, CC BY-SA 3.0.