Global InformationMesa de Cacahuatenco information
| Totonac, Huastec, Otomi Culture – Archaeological Site | ||
| Name: | Mesa de Cacahuatenco | |
| Type | Mesoamerican archaeology | |
| Location | Ixhuatlán de Madero, Veracruz  Mexico
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| Region | Mesoamerica | |
| Coordinates | 20°41′N 98°01′W / 20.683°N 98.017°W | |
| Culture | Totonac – Huastec – Otomi | |
| Language | Totonac – Huastec – Otomi people | |
| Chronology | 900 to 1500 CE | |
| Period | Mesoamerican Postclassical | |
| Apogee | ||
| INAH Web Page | Non existent | |
Mesa de Cacahuatenco is a Mesoamerican pre-Columbian archeological site, located in the municipality of Ixhuatlán de Madero in northern Veracruz, Mexico, south of the Vinasca River.
It is an important site, located some 44 kilometers (27.32 mi.) west of Castillo de Teayo another contemporary archaeological site in Veracruz.
El Tajín archaeological site is located some 80 kilometers (49 mi.) southeast. It is one of the largest and better known cities of the mesoamerican classical era, it flourished from 600 to 1200 C.E.[1]
- ^ Wilkerson, S. Jeffery K. (1987). El Tajin: A Guide for Visitors. pp. 72–73. ISBN 968-499-293-9.