Pyramide I
Pyramide I stands at Ihuatzio, an archaeological site in Mexico shaped by pre-Columbian history. The pyramid once rose about fifteen metres above the surrounding ruins. Its southern wall collapsed after drought, high temperatures and heavy rain opened cracks through the structure.
Ihuatzio preserves another pyramid, a tower and several gravestones beside the damaged monument. Ancient communities inhabited the area for centuries before Purépecha ancestors became its dominant culture. The surviving remains bring together settlement, ceremony and burial within one archaeological landscape.
Purépecha communities still regard these ruins as a link with their ancestors and beliefs. Water entering old cracks shows how weather can alter monuments built to endure for centuries.
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