Guachimontones — Circle Temple Estanzuela Teuchitlán

Why it mattersKey Teuchitlán (Western Mexico circular pyramid builders) pyramid with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 300 BCE Circle 1; 100 CE Circle 2; 400 CE major

Period

Late Formative to Classic (300 BCE–450 CE Teuchitlán tradition)

Culture

Teuchitlán (Western Mexico circular pyramid builders)

Purpose

Circular pyramid temples (Circle 1 outer 125 m, central altar 50 m) — Western Mexico's unique concentric circle pyramid (shaft-tomb related)

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1902

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 300 BCE Circle 1; 100 CE Circle 2; 400 CE major

   Initial construction / first occupation at Guachimontones — Circle Temple Estanzuela Teuchitlán

2. c. 400 BCE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Guachimontones — Circle Temple Estanzuela Teuchitlán

3. 1970 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Guachimontones — Circle Temple Estanzuela Teuchitlán

• Guachimontones — Circle Temple Estanzuela Teuchitlán — Principal Pyramid

  pyramid

  pyramid at Guachimontones — Circle Temple Estanzuela Teuchitlán — subsidiary complex

  20.6915° N · 103.8362° W

• Guachimontones — Circle Temple Estanzuela Teuchitlán — Northern Chamber

  chamber

  chamber at Guachimontones — Circle Temple Estanzuela Teuchitlán — primary structure

  20.6898° N · 103.8365° W

• Guachimontones — Circle Temple Estanzuela Teuchitlán — Southern Causeway

  causeway

  causeway at Guachimontones — Circle Temple Estanzuela Teuchitlán — subsidiary complex

  20.6895° N · 103.8378° W

• Guachimontones — Circle Temple Estanzuela Teuchitlán — Pyramid Annex 4

  pyramid

  pyramid at Guachimontones — Circle Temple Estanzuela Teuchitlán — primary structure

  20.6925° N · 103.8347° W