Mount Tlaloc

Mount Tlaloc
Mount Tlaloc
280px
Elevation 4,151 m (13,619 ft)
Location
Location Mexico State and Tlaxcala, Mexico
Coordinates 19°25′N 98°43′W / 19.417°N 98.717°W / 19.417; -98.717Coordinates: 19°25′N 98°43′W / 19.417°N 98.717°W / 19.417; -98.717
Geology
Type Extinct stratovolcano
Volcanic arc/belt Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt

Mount Tlaloc (Spanish: Cerro Tláloc or El Mirador, Nahuatl: Tlalocatepetl) is a mountain in central Mexico, located east of Mexico City. Its height is 13,615 ft. (4,151 metres). It was a sacred mountain of the Aztecs who worshipped the raingod Tlaloc here. On the summit there are remains of an Aztec shrine where ceremonies, among them human sacrifices, were carried out.



Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Tlaloc — Fragments of a brazier depicting Tlaloc from Stage IVB of the Templo Mayor in Mexico City. For the fictional character from the Legends of Dune books, see Titan (Dune)#Tlaloc. Tlaloc (Classical Nahuatl: Tlālōc …   Wikipedia

  • List of mountains — Eight thousanders The 14 eight thousanders , 8,000 meters or higher above sea level, all in the Himalayas: *Everest (8,848 m), Nepal Tibet (China), Asia *K2 (8,611 m), Pakistan Xinjiang (China), Asia *Kangchenjunga (8,586 m), Nepal Sikkim (India) …   Wikipedia

  • Ixtlilxochitl I — Ixtlilxochitl Ome Tochtli was the ruler ( tlatoani ) of the Acolhua city state of Texcoco from 1409 to 1418 and the father of the famous poet king Nezahualcoyotl. Early years as tlatoani Claiming descent from the legendary Chichimec chieftains… …   Wikipedia

  • Child sacrifice in pre-Columbian cultures — This is a sub article of child sacrifice and human sacrifice. Aztec burial of a sacrificed child at Tlatelolco. The practice of child sacrifice in Pre Columbian cultures, in particular Mesoamerican and South American cultures, is well documented… …   Wikipedia

  • pre-Columbian civilizations — Introduction       the aboriginal American Indian (Mesoamerican Indian) cultures that evolved in Meso America (part of Mexico and Central America) and the Andean region (western South America) prior to Spanish exploration and conquest in the 16th …   Universalium

  • Mexico City — a city in and the capital of Mexico, in the central part. 8,906,000; ab. 7400 ft. (2255 m) above sea level. Official name, México, Distrito Federal /me hee kaw dees tree taw fe dhe rddahl /. * * * Spanish Ciudad de México City (pop., 2000: city,… …   Universalium

  • Child sacrifice — See also: Religious abuse and Infanticide Child sacrifice is the ritualistic killing of children in order to please, propitiate or force supernatural beings in order to achieve a desired result. As such, it is a form of human sacrifice …   Wikipedia

  • List of endangered animal species — This is a list of endangered animal species according to the World Conservation Union (IUCN) Red List. The list includes endangered species of the kingdom Animalia. NOTOC A* Acheilognathus elongatus * Acipenser Endangered * Acrocephalus… …   Wikipedia

  • Anthropology and Archaeology — ▪ 2009 Introduction Anthropology       Among the key developments in 2008 in the field of physical anthropology was the discovery by a large interdisciplinary team of Spanish and American scientists in northern Spain of a partial mandible (lower… …   Universalium

  • Human sacrifice — is the act of homicide (the killing of one or several human beings) in the context of a religious ritual (ritual killing). Its typology closely parallels the various practices of ritual slaughter of animals (animal sacrifice) and of religious… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”