Temple of Nichos photo copyrighted by: VICTOR OVIES El Tajin is a major site in the northeastern part of Mexico near the present day city of Poza Rica. Contemporary with later phases of Teotihuacan, it rose to its greatest height in the centuries following the collapse of the great pyramid city in the Antiplano in 750AD. Although most famous for its niche pyramid , El Tajin is
also significant for its remarkable stone carvings from the North and South
ballcourts. These carvings frequently depict human sacrifice and are stylistically similiar to the ballcourt carvings of the Toltec section of Chichen Itza.
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