Plazuelas — Three Temples on Sierra Pénjamo Cliff

Why it mattersKey Bajío (Tarascan ancestor) with Teotihuacan theme brazier 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. 600 CE Casas Tapadas phase

Period

Epiclassic (600–900 CE) late Classic Bajío

Culture

Bajío (Tarascan ancestor) with Teotihuacan theme brazier

Purpose

Three pyramidal temples on cliff spur (Casas Tapadas 15 m high) with 1200 rock engravings — Bajío cliff sanctuary with Teotihuacan pecked glyphs

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1977

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 600 CE Casas Tapadas phase

   Initial construction / first occupation at Plazuelas — Three Temples on Sierra Pénjamo Cliff

2. 1920 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Plazuelas — Three Temples on Sierra Pénjamo Cliff

• Plazuelas — Three Temples on Sierra Pénjamo Cliff — Principal Pyramid

  pyramid

  pyramid at Plazuelas — Three Temples on Sierra Pénjamo Cliff — outlier feature

  20.3812° N · 101.8244° W

• Plazuelas — Three Temples on Sierra Pénjamo Cliff — Northern Chamber

  chamber

  chamber at Plazuelas — Three Temples on Sierra Pénjamo Cliff — hydraulic feature

  20.3834° N · 101.8245° W

• Plazuelas — Three Temples on Sierra Pénjamo Cliff — Southern Causeway

  causeway

  causeway at Plazuelas — Three Temples on Sierra Pénjamo Cliff — hydraulic feature

  20.3846° N · 101.8253° W