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Sat, 14 Feb 2026 07:49:23 +0100

In as much as this society based its political and economic power on the stratagem of the sacred as element of control, the principal buildings for their architectural magnitude and symbolic religious importance were the Pyramid of the Sun, its platform and surrounding buildings, and the Pyramid of the Moon and its plaza. This power brought to Teotihuacan control of the Valleys of Toluca, Puebla-Tlaxcala, and Morelos, made it a sacred city and principal destination of pilgrimages. The collapse of Teotihuacan occurred between 700 - 750 AD due to social and environmental factors, and to economic growth of groups in neighboring valleys.