Xochicalco - Pyramid of the Stelae

(Local Name: Pirámide de las Estelas) Beyond the poorly preserved Building A stands the Pyramid of the Stelae (Pirámide de las Estelas), on the highest level area of the site, with a 15 m (49 ft) wide stairway leading up to its temple. Three 1.80 m (6 ft) high stelae with reliefs of Tláloc, the sun god, and his wife, the moon goddess, were found here. These sculptures, dating back to ad 600 and 700, probably represent an agricultural cycle expressing the wish for an abundant harvest. The symbolism calls to mind El Tajín, but also the central area of the Mayas. The three stelae are on display in the Anthropological Museum in Mexico City.