TlálocGod of rain and earth, one of the oldest deities in Mesoamerica, one of the most worshiped in Mexico and one of the most represented since remote Teotihuacan times, has in Mexico City an extraordinary source that represents him. It is located on the outside of the building that receives the waters of the Lerma River, to the north of the Natural History Museum.
In the water distribution chamber (also known as "The Cárcamo de Chapultepec") the Mexican artist Diego Rivera painted a memorial mural and he built the fountain with the figure of Tlaloc to adorn its exterior. It has a polychrome bas-relief made by the artist and the main part of the decoration is the figure of the god emerging from the mud, made with colored stones in a perfect mixture of painting and sculpture.
In the 300s, the "Lerma system" was built, a work that carries water from the Lerma river valley by gravity to Mexico City, which is located at a height of less than 50 meters. The water from this system reaches enormous water reservoirs, the «Tanques de Dolores», located in the second section of the Chapultepec Forest, around XNUMX m. above the level of the city center.
The water origin of life is linked to the space destined to the original gods of this land and their culture and all of this merges in this marvelous sculptural, landscape, architectural and hydraulic ensemble.
Photo: Pro Bosque de Chapultepec Trust