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Sat, 14 Feb 2026 07:49:22 +0100

Plaza of the moon

As if it were a great theatre or open-air stage, the majestic Plaza de la Luna, or Plaza of the Moon, closes Calzada de los Muertos with its crown jewel, the Pirámide de la Luna. Eleven smaller temples are arranged symmetrically around the plaza. In its center, we find a temple with four steps, and between this temple and the Pirámide de la Luna, we see the remains of a building with a series of I I projections resembling shrines or altars, oriented towards the cardinal and intercardinal points, whose arrangement reminds us of a compass rose. Looking south from this square, you can also see part of a stone sculpture that, one might assume, is of a female deity associated with the cult of water and fertility.