Restoration of pre-Hispanic archaeological sites decreased 66%

Ixtépete

In Jalisco, only three archaeological sites are open to the public: Ixtépete, Guachimontones and El Grillo

I Un1ón Andrés Zúñiga    01/01/2016 

The authorities of the Government of Jalisco have restored only three archaeological sites during the first nine months of 2015,  announced of the Ministry of Culture.

This figure represents only a third of the sites restored in each of the previous five years when  the authorities repaired nine archaeological sites.

Archaeological  centers that were repaired this year are located in the municipalities of Teuchitlá, Jalostotitlán and Etzatlán.

From 2010 to 2014 archaeological sites in Ahualulco Market, El Arenal, Etzatlán, Jalostotiltán, Puerto Vallarta received Teuchitlán budget to be rebuilt.

In Jalisco only three archaeological sites are open to the public, one of them is the Ixtépete located in Zapopan and another Guachimontones which is in the municipality of Teuchitlán.

The third is the archaeological site El Grillo located in Tabachines Fractionation in Zapopan, but this can only be visited with permission of the National Institute of Anthropology and History ( INAH ).

Los Guachimontones

Los Guachimontones

One of the most spectacular archeological sites in the state of Jalisco is located close to the small town Teuchitlán and is named Los Guachimontones. The region is part of the World Heritage Site, listed by the Unesco, mainly around the municipality of Tequila due to its agave landscape and ancient industrial facilities related to the Tequila production. Los Guachimontones is an archeological site which was populated in pre-Columbian times. Featuring several shaft tombs , two ball courts and about 10 circular complexes together with 5 plazas. Most interesting are the circular stepped pyramids, which are unique among all known Mesoamerican pyramids. Archeologists have several theories about the origin and the usage of these pyramids, but most is still unknown. The culture, who build the Los Guachimontones actually is named Teuchitlan tradition.