americana), and to clean their clothes they used the root of metl (Agave americana). Also, the upper classes and pregnant women washed themselves in a temazcalli, similar to a sauna bath, which is still used in the south of Mexico. This was also popular in other Mesoamerican cultures.

City planning

The city was divided into four zones, or camps; each camp was divided into 20 districts (calpullis, , , meaning

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