It's pronounced teh-oh-tee-wa-khan, in case you were wondering. Teotihuacán means place where gods were born. The Aztecs believed that the gods created the universe here.
The Pyramid of the Sun is the larger of two pyramids located here at the ruins of Teotihuacán. We climbed all 250 lung-wrenching steps. No easy feat especially since we are already at 7,000 feet above sea level.
Proof that we completed the climb. The Pyramid of the Moon is behind us.
The Pyramid of the Moon has 180 steps to the top. It is located at the end of Calzada de los Muertos or the Avenue of the Dead.
Olivia, Wesley, and Sophia take a well-deserved break.
It was a little easier going down, but our legs were still a bit wobbly.
Another view of the Avenue of the Dead. Ceremonial rituals, including human sacrifices were timed with the appearance of Venus.
Numerous tombs with human remains have been uncovered at the foundations of the buildings.
Another view of the Pyramid of the Sun. Merchants line this particular corridor facing the pyramid.
Although, occupation of the area began around 500 B.C. it wasn't until 400 years later that construction of the Pyramid of the Sun commenced.
Inhabitants of Teotihuacán mysteriously disappeared around A.D. 700.
All that's left are these excavated artifacts of pottery, jewelry, and skeletal remains.
We enjoyed our history lesson and hope to return some day.
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