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.
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Great commenting. I searched for the site on google, and it's pretty cool becuase the topography of the pyrmids is actually visible and registers as a change in elevation.
I came back in the summer of '07. The last time I attended West Valley was in 2000.
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