Teotihuacan – Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon

3/5/09

Construction of this huge archeological site at Teotihuacan near Mexico City began in 100 BC.  The Pyramid of the Sun is the third largest in the world at a height of more than 250 feet.  Linked by the Avenue of the Dead, the Pyramid of the Moon is140 feet high but appears as tall as the Pyramid of the Sun since it was built on higher ground.  We climbed both pyramids and wandered around the other structures upon which murals and other interesting rockwork.has been done.  Many tourbusses of adults and schoolchildren visit Teotihuacan between 10 and 2 – for a more peaceful time, go on either side of this window.

 

Pyramid of the Sun


Pyramid of the Moon


Avenue of the Dead and the Pyramid of the Sun


Pyramid of the Sun


Jessica climbing down the Pyramid of the Sun (on the far left)


More steps on the Pyramid of the Sun


Pyramid of the Sun (from atop the Pyramid of the Moon)


Pyramid of the Moon

 
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