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Unusual Attractions in San Juan Teotihuacan de Arista

San Juan Teotihuacan de Arista, Mexico

Mural of the Great Goddess

A striking depiction of Teotihuacan's mysterious "Spider Woman."

San Juan Teotihuacan de Arista, Mexico

Quetzalpapálotl Palace

Dating back to the second century, vestiges of prehispanic mural paintings are found in this underground palace.

San Juan Teotihuacan de Arista, Mexico

Palace Atetelco

This pre-Hispanic apartment complex also includes ancestral paintings that point to its military past.

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Beatriz de la Fuente Teotihuacán Murals Museum

These millennia-old murals once covered the walls of residential complexes across the ancient city.

1 mile from San Juan Teotihuacan de Arista

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La Gruta

Cool down and fill up after visiting Teotihuacán at this bar and restaurant in a deep, underground cave.

2 miles from San Juan Teotihuacan de Arista

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Palacio de Tepantitla

This archeological site hidden behind Teotihuacán's pyramids shelters 1600-year-old murals.

2 miles from San Juan Teotihuacan de Arista

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Museum of Tepexpan

A museum built around the site where the most controversial human remains in the country were found.

7 miles from San Juan Teotihuacan de Arista

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