Tula, formally, Tula de Allende is in the southwestern part of the state of Hidalgo in central Mexico, some 100 km to the north-northwest of Mexico City.
Nearby Tula are the remains of the ancient capital city of the Toltecs, also known as "Tula" or as "Tollan". Usually identified as the Toltec capital around 980 CE, the city was destroyed at some time between 1168 or 1179.
Distinctive Toltec features here include terraced pyramids, colonnaded buildings, and relief sculptures, including the characteristic chacmools, reclining figures that may have been avatars of the rain god, Tlaloc.
The city was the largest in central Mexico in the 9th and 10th centuries, covering an area of some 12 km². While it might have been the largest city in Mesoamerica at the time, some Maya sites in the Yucatan may have rivaled its population during this period.
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