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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Tlalnepantla

5 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Tlalnepantla, Mexico

Updated September 30, 2019

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Some of the many stone snake head sculptures.

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Pyramids of Tenayuca

A barbarous band of serpents guard the bases of these Aztec temples.
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The Pyramid of Santa Cecilia Acatitlán

This partially reconstructed Aztec pyramid gives a glimpse of what its larger counterparts would have looked like.
The "tomb of the years" at Museo Xólotl.

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'Tomb of the Years' at Tenayuca Pyramid

An archaeological museum at the Aztec pyramid displays signs of the New Fire ritual performed every 52 years.
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Mexica Sculpture Museum Dr. Eusebio Davalos Hurtado

The 19th-century hacienda house is filled with Aztec sculptures.
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Minichelista Restaurant

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