Tetitla

　On the day of my visit in 2023, the gate was closed and there was no sign of life, so I decided to walk around the ruins.

　↑on Google Map。

　In 2024, the gate was open. The attendant said, "Today, I'm the only one in charge of Tetitla and Ateterco. The ruins office employs 150 people, but they can't keep up. After you've seen this place, I'll take you to Ateterco." What luck.

　Although Tepantitla, Tetitla, and Atetelco are located outside the park, their admission fees are included in the park ticket price. If you show your ticket to the staff, you can enter for free.

　This is a photo taken through the "tourist entrance" on the west side of the floor plan.

Mural 01...Hands bringing blood/water

　↑↑at Mural Museum. ↑at [Temple of the Jaguar].

　These hands are probably those that bring blood or water. Between the hands are the three mustaches/fangs commonly seen on the god Tlaloc. The hands are identical to those on the Net Jaguar mural in the Temple of the Jaguars on the right.

Pottery 01...Warrior Sacrifice...450 AD-550 AD

　 ↑↑at Museum of Anthropology.

　These photographs show one tripod ceramic vessel from both sides. A warrior dressed as the god Tlaloc appears to be stabbing an obsidian knife into someone's heart, causing him to bleed.

Mural 02...Tlaloc holding a spear

　 ↑↑at Tetitula.

　The god Tlaloc has earrings, goggles, two fangs, and three teeth. His right hand or tentacle appears to be holding a spear.

　Let's take a look at the mural on the other side of the long, horizontal central tank.

Mural 03...Venus and water?

　 The design is star-shaped, so it may represent Venus. As it is in contact with an aquarium, it is a conceptualization of the relationship between Venus and water.

Mural 04...Bird perched on a conch shell

　The bird is riding on a conch shell. The conch shell has a mouthpiece that produces sound. The pictures are facing each other.

　Continue walking, keeping murals 004 and 005 on your left. Now you can see the whole area, but back then it was surrounded by walls and probably had a wooden ceiling/roof, so you had to enter the room to see all the murals.

Mural 05...Heart and Voice

　There are five blood drops, possibly from two hearts, and two voices/sounds in succession. If there is anything painted below, between the floor and the wall, it is not visible.

　The adjacent room is similarly decorated.

　In the back room there is another mural

Mural 06...Pregnant female jaguar

　You can see it beyond the doorway.

　

　The Jaguar's spots are interspersed with Venus and other designs, and the shape of its erect tail resembles an obsidian knife.

　There is a courtyard with a four-temple structure. There is no altar or water tank in the center. The mural at the back is mural 006.

　Let's go to the next room.

Mural 07...Fire pit and temple?

　Zoom in on the mural at the far right.

　I don't really understand. The explanatory sign had the illustration on the right.

Mural 08...Dog and Hawk

　This is a courtyard with a water tank. On the front wall, there is a dog on the left and two eagles in the center and on the right.

　The barking dog has five toes and is depicted in profile, so it could be human. The pattern on its body could be another version of the netted jaguar. The eagle facing forward is a god.

　They are located at the bottom front of the left and right walls of the courtyard. The left wall is a dog, and the right wall is an eagle. However, the eagle is positioned in the center of the front.

　Next is the courtyard with the altar, surrounded on all sides by a colonnade temple.

　The central altar is in the tablero style, without any slope wall. There is a staircase on the west side. The murals on all four sides are different. Viewed from the north.

Mural 09...Green Tlaloc (=Jade Queen)...Colonnade 11...350 AD-550 AD

　Two pillars once stood where the reinforcing pipes are now. Beyond them is a plaster floor and, further back, a green Tlaloc mural.

　There is a row of almost identical green tlalocs at the bottom of the wall to the left.

　Water flows from the outstretched hands, and various objects are written between or within the water. If you look at each one individually, you will see that the contents are quite different.

　Below is the right side of the doorway.

　The contents of the eight streams are slightly different. There are also fragments of green traloc on the left and right walls, so it is possible that all the streams were painted differently.

Mural 10...Architectural drawing...Portico 9

　This is the northern colonnade. It has the lowest base among the four temples. The design is a front view of the building.

　The figure that appears to be Almena in the lower center and the colonnade-like space above it are somewhat reminiscent of the courtyard of the Temple of the Plumed Butterfly.

　The lines that should be straight are a bit crooked. It doesn't seem to be because the plaster backing is distorted. I think this is the most crude mural in Teotihuacan.

Mural 11...Puma on a throne devouring a heart...Portico 13

　There are no spots on its skin, so it must be a puma. There are two hearts in the front of its mouth, which it is gnawing at. The white of its fangs, teeth, and claws is still vivid. There is a bench-like platform under its belly, which resembles the throne seat often seen in Mayan culture.

Portico 14

　The place where the two are standing is colonnade 14. There are no murals in this colonnade. It is located at a much higher position than the other three colonnades.

East side of Portico 14

　There must have been murals there, but they have almost completely disappeared. Inside, you can see a water tank.

　There are several other murals reported in Tetitla, but I cannot post any photos of them because the some rooms are off-limits, they are out of sight of the tourist route, or I just missed them.