Teotihuacan

I love Teotihuacan. This city, empire, secret society, or whatever you want to call it was amazing. The city is filled with mysteries, tales, and legacies. I find it very interesting that one of the biggest mysteries is the nationality of the people of Teotihuacan. It’s fascinating how educated the Teotihuacanos were with astronomy as their buildings were designed by the movement of the stars. I find myself asking many questions as I read this chapter and watched the video of Mexico’s great pyramids. One of the biggest questions for me was why did they abandon something they had put so much effort into. Also there were hundred of thousands people there so how could the decision be so unanimously to leave everything behind. My only guess is that it had to be for religious reason because I know how devoted ancient people could be to their Gods. I love how there are two sides to Teotihuacan. A very dark tale about the sacrificial of the humans and on the other hand Teotihuacan is believed to a utopia for its people. In other words, this was paradise on top of death or hell.


One of the most fascinating sites of Teotihuacan is the Pyramid of the Sun. It is ENORMOUS! This is a pyramid found along side of the Avenue of the Dead. I would love to visit this site one day because of all the sacred secrets behind this society.



And of course I could not leave out the Pyramid of the Moon, another breath taking view. These two pyramids are the two biggest structures in Teotihuacan.


Here's the Avenue of the Dead.

The Olmecs

I love this giant colossal head. It looks as if it had been restored or renewed by the museum because alot of these heads were found partially destroyed or damaged. I don't see any animal prints or paws around his head. Facial features are the same as most of the colossal heads of Olmen...slanted eyes, big flat nose, strong cheek bones, and fat lips.




Here's another colossal head with lesser details. The details are not as strongly carved in like the last one. But again, same facial features of a classic Olmec ruler or someone of high rank.



I want to take a moment to compare the Olmec jade figures to the Chinese ones as they are both similar. As I've learned that the Olmecs valued jade highly just like Chinese people. People in China still view jade as a very valuable stone and it represents prosperity and luck. I couldn't help but to think that the Olmecs have some kind of Asian relation to them. Also judding by the colossal heads and some of these figures the Olmecs really mind me of an Asian culture.