Puebla town's last standing pyramid at risk of disappearing

[Judi Lynn]

It appears someone has already begun to dismantle the small, overgrown pyramid, which could be more than 1,000 years old.

It's unclear whether local authorities plan to intervene

Published on Wednesday, June 29, 2022

The only remaining pre-Hispanic pyramid in a community near the city of Zacatlán, Puebla, is at risk of being demolished by a private citizen who reportedly plans to appropriate the land on which it stands.

The approximately 6-meter-high structure is located on a piece of cultivated land in San Pedro Atmatla, a community about 2 kilometers from Zacatlán in northern Puebla. The pyramid, which looks more like a hillock as it is covered with dirt, grass and other vegetation, was likely built between the 10th and 16th centuries, according to a report by El Sol de Puebla.

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The land where Zacatlán is located was inhabited by the Chichimeca people early in the second millennium of the Common Era, but local historian Sergio Ramos González believes the pyramid may have been part of an Olmec settlement.

There are three other pyramids in the broader local area but they are not in San Pedro Atmatla. Five others have been lost over the years.

More:
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/puebla-pyramid-disappearing-zacatlan

[Deuxcents]

1. Why do this?

There isn’t any other plot of land they could have? I hate to see antiquity destroyed.