Tania Zaldívar
Teotihuacan was one of the most important cities in the Mesoamerican territory. Its name is of Nahuatl origin: Teōtihuácān “place where men become gods”, or “place where they were made gods; city of the Gods”. The first settlements are dated around the year 100 BC, and the first urban constructions between 100-150 AD. Its heyday was between 200 and 400 AD, and its decline around the years 650-700 AD. Its influence was such that it encompassed from the surroundings of the Valley of Mexico to the current territory of the countries of Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua.