Friday, June 12, 2009

Teotihuacan

This is the pyramid of the moon, with a sacrificial altar in front.
This is the pyramid of the sun. I climbed to the top. It was my fourth time!!

This is a figure on one of the sacrificial altars. There are marine images here, and no one knows why.
This is the view of the sacrificial altar from the top of the pyramid of the sun.

I love this rock work with the little stones in between.

Another look at some walls. love the rocks.

This is Carlos, our cute guide.
Teotihuacan is a huge archeological site outside Mexico City. No one knows much about who built it, because the Aztecs and the Spanish destroyed lots of the records. Its architecture influenced many other sites in Mexico. They did human sacrifices here. Most were soldiers, and not in the thousands, because they were very concerned about hygiene and had to bury everyone safely. Built around 200 AD. or so



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