HISTORICAL
ARCHITECTURE
In Teotihuacan?s surrounding areas you can visit
several towns that have preserved
important examples of 16th-century architecture.
Templo y Ex-Convento
de San Agustin. Located in Acolman, 10 minutes from the archaeological site and 38 km (23 mi) from Mexico City. This church was built between
1539 and 1560 by Augustinian
friars. It features a 16th-century
plateresque-style façade. Open Tuesday
through Sunday from 10:00 to 5:00.
Ex-Convento de San
Juan Evangelista. Located in San Juan Teotihuacan,
3
km (2 mi) from the ruins and 48 km (30 mi) from Mexico City. This Franciscan
convent was constructed in 1548. The church has a beautiful tower and an
old bell gable with cactus-shaped parapets. Open daily from
9:00 to 6:00.
Ex-Convento de Oxtoticpac.
Located in Oxtoticpac, 5 km (3 mi) from Teotihuacan.
This ex-convent is an example of religious architecture from the 16th-century
colonial era. It is said that the bodies of two important Chichimeca rulers
were buried here. Open daily
from 9:00 to 7:00.
