Experience an unexpected blending of prehispanic, Viceregal and modern cultures, all situated on a single plaza. Once the site of an important ceremonial center and bustling marketplace, Tlatelolco was conquered by its rival neighbors in 1473, only to be destroyed with the arrival of the Spanish Conquistadors. This is the site where Cuauhtemoc was captured in 1521, thus, the site where the Aztec empire fell to the hands of the Spaniards.
This visit includes a walk through several layers of prehispanic pyramids currently enveloped by dozens of high-rise Soviet-style block apartments built in the 60s. We will also visit at a seventeenth century baroque church and a colonial building which served as a school built by Franciscan friars for elite Indians.
Ironically, the Plaza of the Three Cultures was also the site of devastating student protests in 1968 as well as the tragic 1985 earthquake which claimed the lives of thousands.
A visit to the archaeological zone and the church will take approximately three hours.