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Tourism Religious Economic Nationalism Pleasure

Contested Landscapes History and Archaeology Significance Religious and Spiritual Identity and Nationalism EconomicStakeholdersConclusion

Excavation and reconstruction (late 1800’s to present) discoveries: very well developed civilization for its time  Unique urban layout  Monumental architecture  Strong religious and political influence  over 2,000 structures  Several pyramids  Residential neighborhoods (8 sq. mi and larger)

Much of Teotihuacan’s chronology is based on: ceramic typology stratigraphic data Carbon 14 dating In the 1960s: French archaeologist René Millon led the first systematic survey “The Teotihuacán Mapping Project”

Teotihuacános were extremely religious. The three most important religious pyramids were: The Pyramid of the Sun 210 feet tall 700 feet at its baselines 268 steps to its summit The Pyramid of the Moon The Pyramid of the Moon The Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent 210 feet tall 700 feet at its baselines 268 steps to its summit The Storm God, also called Tlaloc was “housed” in the Pyramid of the Moon The deity depicted here, Quetzalcoatl was as important as Christ is to Christians

Priests - primary importance and prominent role in society Human sacrifices assured humanity’s continued existence At least 100 to 200 of Teotihuacan's own soldiers were sacrificed in two ceremonies:

In 1910, president Porfirio Diaz and the Mexican government Utilizing Teotihuacan’s archaeological significance Utilizing Teotihuacan’s archaeological significance Creating a Mexican identity Creating a Mexican identity Centralization of Artifacts The creation of a museum through the confiscation of local communities’ ancient artifacts The creation of a museum through the confiscation of local communities’ ancient artifacts Degradation of many indigenous locals and desecrated their history in order to centralize and build Mexico’s own

Teotihuacan made into a World Heritage site in 1987 by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Main tenant of World Heritage preservation is economic gain through international tourism The economic boom brings: Money for restoration and upkeep Great damage through trampling and graffiti

One of the largest sources of income and most visited places in Mexico today 3rd most important economic activity in Mexico Mexico ranks 8th in the number of international visitors and 10th in international tourism revenues In 2005, Mexico’s tourism industry brought in $10 billion and Mexico is home to the worlds seventh largest hotel industry

Major stakeholders include: INAH and the Mexican government those living on the outskirts of Teotihuacan Wal-Mart and other big corporations New Agers Archaeologists indigenous people

Pro Con Local businesses, visitors, archaeologists and indigenous people Local business can’t compete Protesters march at INAH headquarters to stop the building Building site suspected to be undiscovered archaeological site Residents of the area, INAH and many Mexican politicians A source for cheaper goods and more employment

Credits Ralitza Dineva significance research, script compiling, editing PowerPoint slides, overall editing

Credits Gracie Halpern research, scriptwriter

Credits Lotus Lee Basic Teotihuacan Research Script Editing Media Pictures/Images, Music

Credits Damon Klebe - Research: Architectural Symbolism, Landscape,Centralization, Nationalism; Organization; Bibliography.

Credits Kate Fickas Contested Landscape Research, Image Compilation, Power Point Compilation/Production, PowerPoint editing

Credits Michelle Torres Image Compilation, Video Compilation, Econ/Tourism Research

Credits Eric Koo Research, Bibliography, Project Compilation

Credits Lucky Sachdeva General/Background Research, Bibliography, Videos/Pictures.

Credits Valerie Lu Narration Production

Credits Hana Cutura Research, and Image compilation

Credits Sam Csider Script Writing and Image Compilation

Credits Michelle Nguyeni Walmart Research.

Credits Kinh Cun Research on General Info, Image Compiler

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