• Sala de interpretación "Guadalupe Mastache"

    Sala de interpretación "Guadalupe Mastache"
  • Sala de interpretación "Guadalupe Mastache"

    Sala de interpretación "Guadalupe Mastache"
  • Sala de interpretación "Guadalupe Mastache"

    Sala de interpretación "Guadalupe Mastache"
  • Sala de interpretación "Guadalupe Mastache"

    Sala de interpretación "Guadalupe Mastache"

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Sala de interpretación "Guadalupe Mastache"

Aviso

Temporarily closed

Opening hours
Monday to Sunday from 09:00 to 17:00 h
Fee
Aditional Fees
  • Included in the entrance to the Archeological Site Tula
Adress

Tula-Tlahuelilpan Boulevard, kilometer 2.5, El Salitre neighborhood, 42800, Tula de Allende, Hidalgo, Mexico.

Important
  • Sundays free for mexican citizens
  • Free entrance for Mexicans under 13 years old
  • Free entrance for Mexican students and teachers
  • Free entrance for Mexican senior citizens
  • No smoking
  • No entry with food
  • Pets not allowed

Sala de interpretación "Guadalupe Mastache"

Sala de interpretación "Guadalupe Mastache"

Sala de interpretación "Guadalupe Mastache"

This Interpretation Gallery, dedicated to a well-known Mexican archeologist and restorer, is a great place to visit before seeing the Tula Giants. There are some exceptional pieces: a fragment of a pilaster with images of Tlaloc, the kind god and Tezcaltipoca, the fateful one; a unique jaguar in a single piece and the mysterious chacmools.


The Interpretation Gallery is on a single floor and is designed as the starting point for a tour of the imposing Tula Giants Site, since it provides a stimulating introduction to the surprising world of Toltec culture. The Guadalupe Mastache Introductory Gallery is named after the Mexican archeologist who undertook a maintenance project with Dr. Robert H. Cobean on the Tula archeological site from 1992 and 1994. This was when the Breastplate of Tula was discovered.

This is an orientation and interpretation space for visitors to rest, refresh and admire the most important sculptures discovered during archeological excavations, including the shaft of a pilaster which features the figure of a warrior dressed as the god Tlaloc on the opposite side to Tezcatlipoca. There are also several Chac Mools, the so-called “atlantitos” (miniature “Atlases,” figures carrying objects on their shoulders) and stone sculptures. The figure of a jaguar in the entrance is one of the highlights. It was discovered in the village of San Francisco Bojay. It is carved from a single piece of basalt and stands on a rectangular pedestal.


 

  • Dirección del Centro INAH
    Héctor Alvarez Santiago
    hector_alvarez@inah.gob.mx
    +52 (771) 714 3520 ext. 228013
    Asistente de Dirección
    Andrea Aldama Galicia
    andrea_aldama@inah.gob.mx
    +52 (771) 714 35 20, ext. 2280
    Administración
    Jaime Arzate Pelcastre
    jaime_arzate@inah.gob.mx
    +52 (771) 714 35 20, ext. 2280

Contacto

+52 (771) 714 35 20

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