Building project bulldozing outskirts of Teotihuacan ruins, Mexico says
AP, MEXICO CITY
The Mexican government on Tuesday said that a private building project is destroying part of the outskirts of the pre-Hispanic ruin site of Teotihuacan, just north of Mexico City.
The Mexican Secretariat of Culture said that it has repeatedly issued stop-work orders since March, but the building crews have ignored them.
The secretariat estimated that at least 25 ancient structures on the site are threatened, and it has filed a criminal complaint against those responsible.
The Pyramid of the Moon, left, and the Pyramid of the Sun, back right, are pictured along with smaller structures lining the Avenue of the Dead in Teotihuacan, Mexico, on March 19 last year.