# In Pre-Colombian times, how far north were the great Aztec cities known?

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**Post date:** [March 22, 2008, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-pre-colombian-times-how-far-north-were-the-great-aztec-cities-known/442007/21 "2008-03-22T01:37:05Z")

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The site I visited was definitely not Anasazi. It was either Aztec or their predecessors. I’m pretty sure it was Aztec. Cannot remember the name of it. South of New Mexico, about an hour’s drive, maybe 90 minutes.

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