This is a list of Mesoamerican pyramids or ceremonial structures. In most cases they are not true pyramids. There are hundreds of these in many different styles throughout Mexico and Central America. These were made by several pre-Columbian cultures including the Olmecs, Maya, Toltecs, and Aztecs. In most cases they were made by city states that created many structures in the same style. The style for each city state is usually different. These are usually made out of stone and mortar but some of the earliest may have been made out of clay.

Site Name of pyramid Culture Base length (m) Height (m) Incli- nation Approximate time of construction Function Notes Image Altun Ha Belize Temple of the Masonry Altars Maya 16 200 to 900 CE Cañada de la Virgen Mexico Pirámide Chichimeca de los 7 Cielos Otomi 15+ 540 to 1040 CEThe Pyramids and surrounding complex were built to house priests, along with serving as a burial ground.These are the only Otomi pyramids we currently know of. Caracol Belize Caana Maya 43 A triadic pyramid, Caana is the highest man-made structure in Belize Caracol Belize Temple of the Wooden Lintel Maya Lamanai Belize High Temple Maya 33 Pre-Classic Period Lamanai Belize Jaguar Temple Maya 20 Pre-Classic Period Lamanai Belize Mask Temple Maya 17 Early Classic Period Lubaantun Belize Maya 730 to 890 CE Lubaantun's structures are mostly built of large stone blocks with no mortar, using primarily black slate rather than limestone. Tula MexicoPyramid BToltecThe pyramid is dedicated to Quetzalcoatl, and topped with Atlantean columns, carved like warriors. Lubaantun Belize Maya 730 to 890 CE Lubaantun includes many small step pyramids in addition to its far larger one. Nim Li Punit Belize Building Maya 12 400 to 800 CE Nim Li Punit has several small-step pyramids, but none that possessed the sheer mass of other examples. Xunantunich Belize El Castillo Maya 40 600 to 900 CE San Andrés El Salvador the Bell of San Andrés Maya 600 to 900 CE This is a scale model of structure 5. There are several other smaller structures that may be similar to pyramids on the site. Tazumal El Salvador Pyramid B1-1 Maya 250 to 900 CE Aguateca Guatemala Maya 6 760 to 830 CE This temple pyramid was left unfinished when the city was abandoned. Its purpose is still unknown. Dos Pilas Guatemala LD-49 Maya 20 after 629 CE This pyramid's main stairway (known as Hieroglyphic Stairway 2) contains at least eighteen hieroglyphic steps. However, some glyphs are undecipherable due to age. Dos Pilas Guatemala Maya after 629 CE This temple pyramid was built by enlarging and terracing a natural hill some way from the site core, giving the impression of a single massive structure. Kaminaljuyu Guatemala Maya 250 CE Kaminaljuyu contains some 200 platforms and pyramidal mounds, at least half of which were made before 250 CE. Some were used to hold temples. El Mirador Guatemala La Danta Maya 72 300 BCE to 100 CE La Danta pyramid temple has an estimated volume of 2,800,000 cubic meters, making it one of the largest pyramids in the world. El Mirador Guatemala El Tigre Maya 55 300 BCE to 100 CE Mixco Viejo Guatemala Maya 1100 to 1500 CE Tikal Guatemala Temple I Maya 47 Copán Honduras Maya Copán has several overlapping step-pyramids. El Puente HondurasStructure 1Maya12600 BCE- 900 CEReligious templeAcanceh MexicoMaya11Becán MexicoStructure IXMaya42 Bonampak Mexico The Temple of the Murals Maya 580 to 800 CE Calakmul MexicoStructure IMaya40 Calakmul Mexico The Great Pyramid - Structure II Maya 55400 BC - 800 CE Castillo de Teayo MexicoCastillo de TeayoHuastec11Chacchoben MexicoTemple 1Maya20Chakanbakán MexicoNohochbalamMaya Chichen Itza Mexico El Castillo (Temple of Kukulcan) Maya 55.3 30 Chichen Itza MexicoTemple of the WarriorsMaya121200 CEChichen Itza MexicoOssuaryMaya10Chinkultic MexicoMaya600 to 900 CE Cholula Mexico The Great Pyramid of Cholula 450 sq. 66 300 BCE - 800 CE The largest pyramid and the largest manmade monument anywhere in the Americas. Coba Mexico Nohoch Mul Maya 42 500 to 900 CE Coba Mexico La Iglesia Maya 20 500 to 900 CE Coba Mexico Crossroads Temple Maya 500 to 900 CE Comalcalco Mexico Temple 1 Maya 20 600 CE to 900 CE The city's buildings were made from fired-clay bricks with mortar made from oyster shells, unique among Maya sites. Many are decorated with iconography and/or hieroglyphs. Cuicuilco MexicoCuicuilco Pyramid11823500 BCE to 250 CEUnique circular pyramid, the oldest in the Valley of MexicoDzibanche MexicoKinichna PyramidMayaDzibanche MexicoTemple of the CormorantsMaya36400 CE to 600 CE Kaanu'l dynasty royal burialsDzibanche MexicoTemple of the LintelsMayaDzibanche MexicoTemple of the OwlMayaEdzna MexicoBuilding of the Five FloorsMayaEl Cerrito MexicoPyramid of El CerritoChichimec30El Lagartero MexicoEl Limonal PyramidMaya El Tajín Mexico Pyramid of the Niches Classic Veracruz 18 Guachimontones MexicoCircle 2 (La Iguana)Teuchitlán10Characterized by the unusual circular pyramid structure, a unique architectural form in Mesoamerica.Huatusco MexicoCuauhtochco pyramidAztecTeocalliIchkabal MexicoStructure E4Maya46Izamal MexicoChaltún Há PyramidMaya8Izamal MexicoItzamatul PyramidMaya26Izamal MexicoKinich Kakmó PyramidMaya34400 to 600 CE La Venta Mexico The Great Pyramid Olmec 33 394 ± 30 BCE This is one of the earliest pyramids known in Mesoamerica. It was made out of an estimated 100,000 cubic meters of earth fill. Labna MexicoEl MiradorMaya13 Mayapan Mexico Maya 15 Moral-Reforma Mexico Conjunto 14 Maya 37 Palenque MexicoTemple of the CountMaya Palenque Mexico Temple of the Cross Maya Palenque Mexico Temple of the Inscriptions Maya 22.8 >675 Bore the Classic Maya name B'olon Yej Te' Naah "House of the Nine Sharpened Spears". Palenque MexicoTemple of the SunMaya19 Santa Cecilia Acatitlan Mexico Aztec 17 by 27 8 In 1962, the architect and archaeologist Eduardo Pareyon Moreno reconstructed the pyramid's basement and the temple that crowns it. Tenayuca Mexico Aztec 62 by 50 This is the earliest example yet found of the typical Aztec double pyramid, which consists of joined pyramidal bases supporting two temples. Tenochtitlan Mexico Templo Mayor Aztec 100 by 80 60 1390 to 1500 CE Tenochtitlan was destroyed by the Spanish. Recreations of this and other pyramids are based on historical text and archaeological ruins. Tenochtitlan Mexico Aztec 1325 to 1521 CE Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital city, was completely razed by the Spanish conquistadors led by Hernán Cortés. Recreations the city are based on historical text and archaeological ruins. This site once included at least half a dozen pyramids. Teotihuacan Mexico Pyramid of the Sun Teotihuacano 223.5 71.2 32.5 100 BCE There are also dozens of platforms 4 stories high lining the Avenue of the Dead at Teotihuacan. Each step in each story creates a stairway to the top in front of the platforms. Teotihuacan Mexico Pyramid of the Moon Teotihuacano 43 100 BCE Teotihuacan MexicoTemple of the Feathered SerpentTeotihuacano El Tepozteco Mexico Aztec 1502 CE Tula Mexico Toltec Uxmal Mexico Pyramid of the Magician Maya 40 Uxmal Mexico La Gran Piramide Maya 30 Xochicalco Mexico Temple of the Feather Serpent 200 BCE to 900 CE Xochicalco Mexico 200 BCE to 900 CE This is one of several other step-pyramid temples in addition to the Temple of the Feather Serpent Xochitecatl Mexico The Pyramid of Flowers 100 by 140 the Preclassic Period Xochitecatl Mexico The Spiral Building 700 BCE This is a circular stepped pyramid. The interior consists of volcanic ash. The building has no stairway to the top, it was climbed by following the spiral form of the building itself. Yaxchilan Mexico Maya 600 to 900 CE This is one of the pyramids on the upper terrace of Yaxchilan Yarumela HondurasEstructure 101Lenca201000 BCE to 250 CEReligious temple used for different ceremonies Tikal Guatemala Tikal Temple IV Maya 88 by 65 64.6 741 AD The pyramid was built to mark the reign of the 27th king of the Tikal dynasty Temple IV at the Classic Period Maya ruins of Tikal, 8th century AD, Peten Department, Guatemala. Tikal GuatemalaTikal Temple V Maya51 by 3657700 ADSecond tallest in Tikal after Temple IV, tallest completely unearthed.Toniná MexicoGreat Pyramid of TonináMaya75200 to 900 CEThe Great Pyramid of Toniná is the tallest Maya and Mesoamerican pyramid and also the tallest Pre Columbian building in the Americas.Tzintzuntzan Mexico5 yácata pyramids PurépechaLate post-classic periodThe pyramids are rounded and have a distinguishable T-like shape.

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