~100 CE Mesoamerican

Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacan

Teotihuacan, Mexico (19.6925°N, -98.8438°E)

Detailed Account

Third largest pyramid in the world. Its base perimeter (~920m) is within 0.1% of the Great Pyramid of Giza's perimeter — on a different continent with no known contact. Contains a tunnel system beneath it, and mica sheets imported from 3000+ km away were embedded in its structure. Mica is an excellent electrical insulator and thermal shield. The city of Teotihuacan was laid out in a precise grid encoding mathematical relationships. Nobody knows who built it — the Aztecs found it already ancient and named it 'the place where men become gods.'

Geographic Context

Location Teotihuacan, Mexico
Latitude 19.692500° N
Longitude -98.843800° E