the most important temple complex in the Tenochtitlan, now Mexico City. It contained the remains of at least 42 children sacrificed to Tlaloc, the god of rain and fertility, in an attempt to end a ...

It is part of the Temple of the Feathered Serpent ... Next to the bouquets, there were pottery pieces and a sculpture of Tlaloc, a god associated with fertility and rainfall.

When Spanish conquistadors arrived in the early 16th century, the temple was among many structures that were destroyed and a new cathedral was built on top of the ruins. It wasn't until 1978 that ...