Alta Vista ,Tropic Of Cancer
Ruin Site, Zacatecas State, Mexico
Alta Vista Ruin Site is
situated on the Tropic of
cancer.
Teotihuacan influence is
seen here by
archaeologists because
of glyphs found in the
distant sight mountains
that are similar to ones
used by the builders of
Teotihuacan to lay out the
city
Chalchihuites or Alta Vista as the ruin is called has
been examined by Archeoastronomer Anthony F.
Aveni and found to contain solar significance and a
deliberate placement on the Tropic of Cancer by
builders of the Teotihuacan culture.  A solar equinox
alignment and a summer solstice alignment of the
sun over a distant mountain at dawn and two
Teotihuacan style petroglyphs led to the conclusions
that Alta Vista was a Teotihuacan ceremonial
outpost at the northern limit of Mesoamerica.
Other Mesoamerican sites with solar observatories
Alta Vista ruin site's
position on the
Tropic of Cancer
would allow the
observation of the
one Zenith day
each year for this
point on earth.
South of the tropic
of Cancer,
Mesoamerican
cities would have
observed two
Zenith days annually
Custom Search
Custom Search
Reach Alta Vista/Chalchihuites
Flights from Mexico reach Zacatecas.  Buses out of Mexico Norte Station provide Zacatecas
Travel Options.   In the Centro Historico, Zacatecas City hotels offer all levels of
accommodation, rental cars, budget tours, and proximity to the Churches which show off the
wealth of Colonial Zacatecas.