Chalcatzingo
Chalcatzingo is an archaeological site of a 3,500 year old Olmec city in the state of Morelos in Central Mexico. It is one of Mexico's oldest archaeological sites and is regarded as one of the places where Mesoamerican civilizations first developed.
- Archaeological site
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,380 metres (4,520 feet)
- …is also known as “Zona Arqueológica Chalcatzingo”
- …is operated by INAH
- Description: archaeological site in Mexico
Towns in the Area
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Jonacatepec
Jonacatepec de Leondro Valle is a city in the Mexican state of Morelos.
Jantetelco
Jantetelco, officially Jantetelco de Matamoros, is a city in the Mexican state of Morelos.
4½ km north of Chalcatzingo
Chalcatzingo
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Latitude
18.6767° or 18° 40′ 36″ north
Longitude
-98.7717° or 98° 46′ 18″ west
Open location code
76C3M6GH+M8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = archaeological_site
GeoNames ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Chalcatzingo” goes by many names.
ChalcatzingoCatalan
ChalcatzingoDutch
צ’אלקאצינגוHebrew
ChalcatzingoItalian
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