Their Greatest Landmarks Weren’t Actually Aztec
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When we think of the Aztecs, we think of large pyramids such as those found in the ruined city of Teotihuacan. The funny thing is, Teotihuacan was built millennia before the rise of the Aztecs, in around 300 BCE. When the Aztecs came along, the city was already in ruins, but they incorporated it into their religious rituals.