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The Impressive City of the Gods

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Date: 12/12/2012 to 13/12/2012

Saímos of: Guanajuato - Mexico

Total distance: 275 km

Where to sleep: Teotihuacan Trailer Park, a great choice for camping.

Filled Tire : The magnificence of the pyramids is to impress. Hard to think of how ancient civilizations could make such complex structures.

Final destiny: Teotihuacan - Mexico

Travel time: Near 3 hours

What we eat good: Buffet complete output of ruínasno restaurant Tlacaelel. After a long walk, nothing like eating well. Still entitled to tortilla soup and other typical foods,,pt,The sun hits very hard in the region and the shade is hard to find on the way,,pt,to powerful Teotihuacan,,es,The complexity of the construction made thousands of years ago,,pt,The visit was impressive and instigated us to know more about these mysterious peoples who occupied our America thousands of years ago,,pt,I had not seen this post yet,,pt,boys,,pt,I really was dazzled by the images and how you captured the essence of the place,,pt,Because of you I have a great desire to know Mexico,,pt,and I've never had it before,,pt,How much,,it,I'm intrigued,,pt,I have well my theories,,pt,Congratulations for the post,,pt,Theotihuacan,,el,pyramids,,pt,a mystery that enchants,,pt.

Tire murcho: Heat, very hot. O sol bate muito forte na região e a sombra é difícil de se encontrar no caminho

Path: We took Highway sense Querétaro, and height na saímos San Juan Teotihuacan.

A little more 40 km northeast of Mexico City, are the ruins of one of the most stunning cities in America pre-Columbian: a poderosa Teotihuacan (or the City of the Gods, that dialeto Nahuatl). Their structural complexity, exalted by giant pyramids scattered among the wide boulevards and residential complexes, is obligatory passage point for any tourist passing through Mexico City.

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A Majestosa Teotihuacan

Established around the years 100 AC-250DC, Teotihuacan arose as a new religious center in Mesoamerica. But, Evidence shows that the city ended up developing a strong commercial center of the season, extending their influence to several neighboring peoples. At the height of their civilization, in the mid-fifth century, certify that the city may have reached the 150 thousand inhabitants (or but!), spread over 30 square kilometers of land. It was one of the greatest cities in the world in this period, and the largest in Mesoamerica.

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View from the Pyramid of the Sun

Although many similarities, Teotihuacan was not an Aztec or Mayan city, even Olmec or Toltec. The truth is that the ethnic origin of this people is still a mystery, probably a mixture of older people still, but its complexity makes it a cultural civilization itself, the teotihuacanos (nome this, given later by the Aztecs).

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The Walk of the Dead, monitored by the Pyramid of the Moon

We started our visit at the gate 1, where we are walking after leaving Tanajura parked in Teotihuacan Trailer Park, place where we spend the night. Moreover, the location is great and the hospitality of the friendly lady are taking the hat.

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Great tips and conversation at Teotihuacan Trailer Park

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Traces of the passage of other fellow travelers by location

Coming Teotihuacan, the city really impresses. Loin, Pyramid of the Sun appears pompous, like he was a few meters away. Entering through the gate 1, we ran into the Palace of Quetzalcoatl, one of the most luxurious buildings (if not the most) and one of the city's most important. It may have been the residence of a remarkable and influential character. It is extensively decorated with well-preserved murals, especially when it comes to the color red was the favorite color of this civilization.

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Or Palace of Quetzalcoatl

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Detail of the columns of the Palace

Right beside it, is a major city buildings, to Pirâmide da Lua, the second highest of all the archaeological site. Any symmetric, at Piramide dá to acesso longa Avenue of the Dead, uma short Teotihuacan long avenue of Ponta to Ponta. Built superimposed on another construction that year's date 200 DC, says that the Pyramid of the Moon is dedicated to sacrifices to the goddess of water. If you can climb halfway to the top, where you have a privileged view of the whole city, including the majestic Pyramid of the Sun.

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View from Pirâmide da Lua

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The figure of a jaguar, constantly present in the paintings of civilization

This is the masterpiece of the city. With its 70 meters high and 225 lateral base meter, the Pyramid of the Sun is astonishingly large. A complexidade da construção feita a milhares de anos atrás, without any of the tools that facilitate our work today make us stop to think how this was possible. The construction was made in impressive 150 years old, from year 0.

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The Pyramid of the Sun

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70 meters of stones and mystery

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Stop to rest, after several steps of ascent

Seguindo ao sul da Calzada de los Muertos, The Citadel and is também or belo gives the Feathered Serpent Temple, or the Quetzacoatl Temple. Built between the years of 150 and 250 d.C., Citadel was the new political center, cultural and economic city of Teotihuacán, and had the capacity to house approximately 100 mil pessoas.

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The snakes the Quetzacoatl Temple

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Part of the temple survived while

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Since it is believed that the temple was in its heyday

The visit was also entitled to a museum in output, where we could observe some objects taken from the ruins and learn more about the history of Teotihuacan. We prefer to make every visit to the archaeological site without a guide to save, but there are many of them available entries in the city.

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Objects found in the region

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Head of the Feathered Serpent

A full day tour is the least we can book to get to know this wonderful archaeological site. Outside the high season (July and August), we had some problems with queues and the ruins were there practically for us. A visita foi impressionante e nos instigou a conhecer mais sobre esses povos misteriosos que ocuparam nossa América há milhares de anos atrás.

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Heritage of UNESCO

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8 Comments

  • Aline Amorim Says

    Eu ainda não tinha visto este post, rapazes! Our, eu realmente fiquei deslumbrada com as imagens e em como vocês captaram a essência do lugar. Por causa de vocês estou com uma mega vontade de conhecer o Mexico… e nunca tive isso antes…

    Quanto à “pulga atrás da orelha, tenho bem minhas teorias…rs

    Ultimately, parabéns pelo post!

  • Giselle Paulucci A. Maranhão Says

    Theotihuacan; pirâmides… um mistério que encanta!
    That place incrível!
    A D O R E I,,it,Glad you're still on the road.,,pt,I took science now from this project,,pt,I will accompany you with great joy and asking the Universe a lot Axé for you,,pt,the baiana Dulce,,pt,We were very happy with the support,,pt,Brigadão por fuerza,,pt,Take care of yourself there,,pt,VERY RICH,,pt,Riquissimo,,es,I am truly crazy to know this place that inexplicably surprises us by its architectural grandeur and puts us literally,,pt,in trying to imagine how these temples were built and especially knowing in fact who helped with the technology,,pt,My feeling is that there was indeed help from higher beings,,pt,Teotihuacan is intriguing even,,pt,The place has an energy that impresses,,pt,The flea continues behind the ear,,pt,even after hearing all the theories,,pt,I think we'll never know,,pt !
    Have a nice trip!!!
    Bjs

  • Dulce de Mello Menezes Says

    Que bom que vocês ainda estão na estrada.
    Tomei ciencia agora deste projeto. Vou acompanha-los com muita alegria e pedindo ao Universo muito Axé para vocês.
    Affection, a baiana Dulce

  • GEYZA Says

    MUI RICO!!!!!

  • Fantastic! Tenho verdadeira loucura de conhecer esse lugar que inexplicavelmente nos surpreende pela sua grandiosidade arquitetônica e nos coloca literalmente uma “pulga atrás da orelha” em tentar imaginar como esses templos foram construídos e especialmente saber de fato quem ajudou com a tecnologia! Meu sentimento é que houve de fato ajuda de seres superiores.

    • 4x1
      4x1 Says

      Teotihuacan é intrigante mesmo! O lugar tem uma enrgia que impressiona! A pulga continua atrás da orelha, mesmo depois de ouvir todas as teorias! Acho que nunca saberemos! Big hug!

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