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A reconstruction of the Sacred Precint in the Heart of Tenochtitlan on the eve of the conquest.
This was the political and spiritual center of the Aztecs. The Pyramid of Tlaloc, the rain god, and Huitzilopochtli,
the Aztec tribal god, dominated the center of the Plaza. Other temples were reserved fot Tezcatlipoca, the god of planet venus,
the evening star, and Xipe Totec the god of sacrifice and renewel. The statue of Coatlicue can be viewed in detail by clicking on the image map.