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thumb|300px|Monument 3, Temple of Ehecatl at Calixtlahuaca Calixtlahuaca (from the Nahuatl, where calli means "building", and ixtlahuatl means "prairie" or "plains", hence the translation would be "buildings on the plains"; Otomi: Ndähni, windy town, original Matlatzinca name: Pintanbati) is a Postclassic period Mesoamerican archaeological site, located near the present-day city of Toluca in the State of Mexico. Known originally as Pintanbati and later "Matlatzinco", this urban settlement was a powerful capital whose kings controlled a large territory in the Toluca Valley.

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Calixtlahuaca (archaeological site)
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33 sections
Contents
  • Background
  • Inhabitants
  • Invasions
  • Occupation periods
  • Site
  • Monument 1
  • Monument 2
  • Monument 3
  • Monument 4
  • Tzompantli
  • Monument 5 and 7
  • Monument 10 and 11
  • Monument 13, 14 and 15
  • Monument 16
  • Monument 17
  • Residential area
  • Rooms
  • Private quarters
  • Main temple
  • Western side structures
  • Objects found
  • Ceramic
  • Polished and carved lithic
  • Copper/bronze
  • Beads
  • Stone sculptures
  • Sacrificial stone
  • Petroglyphs
  • Gallery
  • Calixtlahuaca head
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

thumb|300px|Monument 3, Temple of Ehecatl at Calixtlahuaca Calixtlahuaca (from the Nahuatl, where calli means "building", and ixtlahuatl means "prairie" or "plains", hence the translation would be "buildings on the plains"; Otomi: Ndähni, windy town, original Matlatzinca name: Pintanbati) is a Postclassic period Mesoamerican archaeological site, located near the present-day city of Toluca in the State of Mexico. Known originally as Pintanbati and later "Matlatzinco", this urban settlement was a powerful capital whose kings controlled a large territory in the Toluca Valley.

==Background == thumb|300px|left|Dawn at Calixtlahuaca thumb|300px|Ehécatl Temple, east stairway, first sun rays

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