Pyramids

After breakfast we took a subway and bus out of town to the site of the third largest pyramid in the world.  It was built between 150 to 200 AD.  Before this trip I didn't even know that this site existed but it was grand in scale and beautiful to visit.  The ruins of the great city of Teotihuacan, offer wanderers a chance to explore a fascinating pre-Columbian site and a chance to climb several pyramids, including the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon.
Teotihuacan, means "the place where men become gods" and this centre once housed up to 125,000 people.  It covered over 20 sq km and it dominated life for more than 500 years before being destroyed or abandoned around AD 650.  It was later discovered and held sacred by the Aztecs, who believed that it had been built by giants.  Little is known about its creators and inhabitants and its demise remains a mystery.  Archeologists are still working on the outer regions of the site and hopefully more hints can be discovered.

The Temple of Quetzalcoatl.  Built around AD 200, it was later covered by a pyramid, which has now been partially removed.

Dana and Pat head to the top!

View from on top looking down the towards the huge Temple of the Sun.  It is made of adobe bricks and earth, covered in gravel and stone.  It would have been originally covered in stucco which was brightly painted.  Chambers and a tunnel have been found beneath the structure.

Sunny Days!

Walking down the avenue of the dead towards the Temple of the Sun.

Getting closer.

Closer still.  We climbed to the top.

View from on top.  Temple of the Moon in the background.

Pat and the Temple of the Moon.

On top of the Temple of the Moon looking down the 3.5 mile avenue of the dead.

On top of the World!