El Tepozteco

An Aztec temple perched at 2,310 metres atop the Sierra de Tepoztlan in Morelos, Mexico, dedicated to Tepoztecatl, god of pulque and chief of the Centzon Totochtin (400 divine rabbits). The structure features a 6.4-metre-high platform supporting a two-room temple with bas-relief glyphs of the 20-day tonalpohualli calendar. Glyphs referencing Emperor Ahuizotl's death in 1502 AD date the final construction phase. The temple drew pilgrims from as far as Chiapas and Guatemala before being abandoned during the Spanish conquest when Hernan Cortes's soldiers sacked and burned Tepoztlan between 1519 and 1521.