Nearby Sites - Archeological Circuit of the Huastecas
Castillo de Teayo

At the center of the town with the same name you will find the Castillo de Teayo (Teayo’s Castle) which origins date back to 600-700 a.c. Its name is from the Huasteca word “teayo” or “teayoc” that means stone turtle. This place was the site for one of the antique Huasteca cities dated from Century X to XII and during the Late Post Classic period when a strong Mexica influence was developed.The first news of archaeological vestiges of Castillo de Teayo is due to the German archaeologist Edward Seler that visited the site in 1902.

The Castillo de Teayo is composed by two main architetonic elements. The main pyramidal base and the dwelling that its found at the top of the pyramid and that is covered by a palm roof, keeping its floor and its walls the original structure where some traces of black and red paint can still be observed. Its height is of 11.30 meters. The main staircase is embedded in the square block facing the west, which is characteristic of the coastal architecture, on its surroundings there were some effigies that are today located in an exhibit.

El Tajín
The City of El Tajín that in Totonaca dialect means “the city of the God of Thunder”, is one of the most important and relevant exhibits of the Prehispanic Culture of Middle America that shows proof of centuries of evolution and the splendor of the Totonaca people..>>

Tamtoc
Known since 1880, but partially excavated in 1960, Tamtoc is an archeological site found only 130 Km away from Tampico, in the municipality of Tamuín.  It has an extension of 133 acres. In the native language Tenek, Tamtoc means “the place of the water clouds..>>

El ConsueloLocated on the banks of the Tampaón River near to Tamuín, San Luis Potosí, El Consuelo or “Tamahi” its name in tenek dialect is an archaeological site that was developed during the Late Post classic between 1200 and 1500 D.C. when the Huasteca Culture reached its highest splendor..>>

El Sabinito
El Sabinito is an Archaeological Zone discovered in 1987 in an almost virgin region, with plentiful vegetation. Its is located in the municipality of Soto La Marina on a detour to the north of the Tamaulipas mountain range..>>