El Grillo
Named after the former El Grillo (the cricket) farm, where it stands.
Located in the municipality of Zapopan, within the metropolitan area of Guadalajara, its main feature is its mud architecture, typical of the buildings of the Atemajac valley. A number of tombs have also been found here.
About the site
This site is located in the municipality of Zapopan, within the metropolitan area of Guadalajara. Its history divides into two phases. The Tabachines phase was a tradition noted for shaft tombs, while the El Grillo phase (400-800 AD) saw the development of new funerary architecture in which corpses were no longer placed into shaft tombs but received box burials in graves. This was significant because the structures are typical examples of the earthen architecture of the Late Classic in the Atemajac valley, and at the same time an important number of rectangular box tombs were found in the adjacent Tabachines residential development dating to between 500 and 800 AD.
Practical information
Temporarily closed
Free entry
Se localiza dentro de la zona metropolitana de Guadalajara, en el municipio de Zapopan.
From the city of Guadalajara, take Periférico Norte towards the exit for Zacatecas; the site is found after passing the Pino Suarez Avenue, next to the TEC Milenio-Zapopan University.
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