Its name comes from the identification of the site with its main structure, a pyramid base 30 meters. Throughout the period novohispano she received several names. It is very likely that the Otomi and Chichimec the Valley of Queretaro by the end of the sixteenth century, people have called the San Francisco site Anbanica (which means "high church" in Otomi). By the late eighteenth century it was named "the Hill of Rubble". On the other hand, in some photographs of the early eighteenth century (located in the library of INAH) as legend carry the name of "El Cerrito Pelon". In assigning its name also should be considered landslides in the faces of the pyramidal base, which left exposed her core of earth and stone, on which grew the vegetation, giving for many years the natural look of a hill. Currently receives the popular name of the Pyramid of Pueblito. Importance This archaeological site is located 7 km., in the city of Queretaro. His occupation was continuous from the Upper Preclassic until the seventeenth century. The architectural structures were built in an area of shallow soils with rocky outcrops, which were utilized for the construction of bases and housing platforms. Archaeological evidence suggests that the site attracted influences of different cultures over time: Chupícuaro, Teotihuacan, Toltec, Chichimecas, Otomi and Purépecha. Although since the Late Classic El Cerrito was a place that incorporated its territory other minor settlements, it is to the Early Post that El Cerrito has its period of greatest importance as a regional center linked with the Toltec expansion. After this stage, the site kept its importance as a place of worship among local ethnic groups (Otomi, Purepecha and Chichimecas). Franciscan sources indicate that by 1632 the Indians were still offering up to the pre-Hispanic deities on altars site. Chronology: 300 BC. C. to XVII century. Location chronological principal: Posclásico, 900-1200 d.

Services at the archaeological site El Cerrito services are there in this area are: 2 guides that give the visit, whatever with interpretive trails, internal signage, containers, parking for 20 vehicles , sitting area, room service performance and health.

Hours On Monday closed, from Tuesday to Friday from 09:00 to 14:30, Saturday and Sunday is from 09:00 to 16:30.

Queretaro INAH Center 01 (442) 2 12 01 72.

Recommendations: To visit the area light clothes preference shirt or long-sleeved shirt, hat and soft tennis shoes are required, the climate is temperate.

The archaeological site of El Cerrito is located 7 kilometers southwest of the historical center of the city of Queretaro, accessed by the constituents Boulevard (formerly free road to Celaya), turning right on the bridge of Tejeda, continuing down the street Hidalgo turning to the right is the front door.