Tula has two meanings from the Nahuatl, the first would be to "place of tulle or reeds", and the second would be "city or metropolis." Cultural Importance The archaeological zone of Tula, located north of the Basin of Mexico , is that after the Epi or Late Classic period settlement, unified, through trade and conquest a vast territory in Mesoamerica, noticing their influences from the vicinity of the shoal to the Yucatan Peninsula, and even to El Salvador and Nicaragua.

Its strategic position allowed him to control products like turquoise, from northern Mesoamerica. The first evidence of occupation in this area for the time Teotihuacan began its decline as the governing center of Mesoamerica. At that time correspond settlements as Chingu, Magoni and Atitalaquia. In the mid-seventh century construction of the first urban center of the city of Tollan Xicocotitlan called Tula Chico and the first performances of Quetzalcoatl in connection with the planet Venus begins; but it is to the Early Post Tula reached its period of greatest height, Tula Grande is built and commercial networks of the city expand to Central America. The city of Tollan-Xicocotitlan reaches the end of its hegemony towards the middle of XII century due to the incursion of Mexican descent groups and internal disputes.

One of the most interesting controversies surrounding the city of Tula is the reference to the myth of Quetzalcoatl, who had been banished from this city; However, according to experts there is no basis for asserting that this event has had as a backdrop to the city of Tula, and that the myth served as an element of legitimation of political power to ethnic couple Late Postclassic.Chronology: 800-1200 d. C. Location main chronological: Early Postclassic: 900-1100 d.

Hours: Monday to Sunday from 9:00 to 17:00 hours.

Contact: Tula Archaeological Zone 01 (773) 1 00 36 54 01.

Buses run from Mexico City’s Terminal del Norte. Direct buses run every thirty minutes, taking a little less than an hour and a half; slower services via a refinery (“via Refinario”) run every fifteen minutes. There are also nine buses a day from Querétaro (2hr 30min). As you approach town, ask to be dropped off beside the train tracks by the Hotel Sharon, from where you should be able to walk (1km), pick up a local bus to just outside the site, or get a taxi.

Buses from Mexico City and Querétaro terminate at the bus station on Xicohténcatl close to the centre of town. From there, the entrance to the site is a thirty-minute walk: turn right out of the bus station to the main road (Ocampo), then turn right again, over the river and left before the train tracks (by the Hotel Sharon), following signs to “Zona Arqueológica”. To get to the town centre from the bus station, turn right as you leave, take the first left (Rojo del Rio) to the end, where a right turn into Hidalgo brings you to the cathedral and main square (Plaza de la Constitución). On the corner of the square with Zaragoza, a small local museum, the Sala Histórica Quetzalcoatl (daily except Mon, 9am–5pm), has a small display of archeological finds, including a mammoth tusk and some Toltec artefacts.

By Car: To reach Highway No. 57 is taken, deviating at Km 77 towards the city of Tula de Allende. Access to the archaeological site is well signposted. Tula center you can take public transportation that allows us to reach the entrance to the area. The group travels towards Actopan, Iturbe and Santa Ana.