Prehistoric mound site in Jalisco, Mexico

Los Guachimontones ("The Guachi Mounds") is a prehistoric UNESCO World Heritage site in Jalisco, Mexico, known for its circular step pyramids called guachimontones 40 kms west of Guadalajara.

The Teuchitlan Culture, who built Los Guachimontones, had no writing system and their language and name remain unknown.

Adventurous visitors can explore ancient archeological sites in the Tequila Valley, including Los Guachimontones, on a guided tour that visits the pre-Hispanic cultures and rituals of the region.

Mexico is full of prehistoric cities and other ancient attractions. One of the most overlooked prehistoric sites in Mexico is Los Guachiontones located in the center west of the country.

This is a destination that combines one of Mexico's most mysterious and overlooked ancient civilizations with its historic Tequila (Mezcal) Valley, where the valleys are blue with the agave plant.

There are many other ancient sites in Mexico worth exploring. Large ancient cities like Teotihuacan with its pyramids just outside of Mexico City and impressive cities like Chichen Itza with its massive pyramid, The Castle or El Castillo, in the Yucatan Peninsula may get all the attention, but there is much more to see.

Visiting Mexico's mysterious circular pyramids | Guachimontones Day Trip

(Clau Chases Colors) May 28, 2022: GUACHIMONTONES Today's video is a day trip from Guadalajara, Mexico. See amazing circular pyramids at Los Guachimontones archeological site and the colorful small town of Teuchitlan.

Los Guachimontones, Teuchitlan culture

What are we not told about ancient sites hidden from site and closed off to the public?

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Los Guachimontones dates from the Late Formative and Classic Period (that spanned from around 300 BC to 450 AD). Los Guachimontones is the largest prehistoric site found in the Mexican state of Jalisco, which is full of German immigrants.

This region of Mexico is famous for its agave and Tequila Valleys. Period: Approx. 300 BC to 450 AD Los Guachimontones is the largest of several dozen Teuchitlan Culture sites.

These sites are noted for the number and size of their ceremonial buildings. The Teuchitlan culture seems to have been composed of multiple cultures with a number of commonalities.

It is difficult to know much about them as they lacked a writing system. It is not known what language they spoke or even what they called themselves; the name "Teuchitlan" is from the nearby town and that name came from later Nahuatl-speaking migrants to the area. More

Tour "Pyramids Guachimontones"

Map of China's Fusang (US)

The local Tour Pyramids Guachimontones (gdltours.com) explores ancient pre-Hispanic cultures from more than 2,000 years ago. Visitors explore what flourished in the region 2,000 years ago. The tour also delves into the cultural, mythological, and archeological history of these sites. Attractions include the round pyramids and entrance to the Interpretive Center with a knowledgeable tour guide.

What is the Buddhist connection?

An inglorious Columbus; or, Evidence that Hwui Shan and a party of Buddhist monks from Afghanistan discovered America in the Fifth century, A.D.

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How the Swans Came to the Lake

As we have covered many times before, Buddhism has been in Mexico, Mesoamerica, California, and the US Southwest longer than Christianity has been in the Americas. This shocking fact is revealed in Rick Fields' How the Swans Came to the Lake: A Narrative History of Buddhism in America (Shambhala Publications). But far more important and shocking is the 1885 publication of An Inglorious Columbus by Edward Payson Vining about how Chinese and Afghan Buddhist monks "discovered" America long before Christopher Columbus arrived in the Caribbean and making it no farther. And long before the Spanish Catholic Conquistadors forced Catholicism on the Natives by the sword. Buddhism had a tremendous influence on the art and culture of the Americas. But, for example, the shocking fact that Buddhist artifacts were allegedly found by hired explorer Kincaid of the Smithsonian in the Grand Canyon. We are not told very much, instead fed a narrative that controls us. But these texts and others show the sudden influence of an external culture coming and advancing 

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