"the place of those who have the road of the gods" - Teotihuacán
From mexico city, we made a day trip to the pyramids in Teotihuacán. Wasn too hard to get there, a simple trip from the bus terminal and we were there.
The main highlights of the city of Teotihuacan:
The pyramid of the Sun...
and the pyramid of the Moon, both flanking the Avenue of the Dead, which is the broad pathway in the center of the city. The pyramids are on unequal ground, with the pyramid of the moon on slightly higher ground. but it is said that the 2 pyramids are built so that the tops of the pyramids are of the exact same height.
so a little background info, the initial pyramids are small, and they grow bigger as the people built new layers covering the old pyramids over the years. these pyramids/other structures like forts/towers were also positioned precisely, corresponding to particular days of the calendar (according to the moon position)... sorry, no details here. =P
Firstly, as we first stepped in, this old man came up to us selling these figurines of the Gods of the Sun and Moon, made of volcanic rock. pretty, and so we fell for it and bought them. for $40 usd = 400 pesos. guess what, further in at the pyramids, there were hoards of people selling these stuff and much more!!! and with bargaining, these were at much cheaper prices ($20-25). arghz...... kena cheated! (moral of this story: look ard, test water first, then buy!!)
in fact, we din bring a lot of cash with us.. and with this set, bought another set, bus transport, guide, and other random stuff... we forgot to keep track of our financial situation, and almost had no $$ to take the bus back home! haha. if not perhaps we will still be stranded there right now!
the group of fun-loving college kids (some undergrad/grad) whom we met upon reaching and joined them as a group to tour the ruins with a guide! we learnt later that they were several different groups/individuals who met randomly 2 days ago in the hostel and decided to come to the ruins together! cool bunch!
our tour guide, aka the gorilla, as he calls himself. he was such a great guide, speaking both in spanish and english. he even showed us some cool stuff about the pyramids which one would have known walking around by oneself:
The pyramids are constructed at precise positions, with exact distances away from each other, and the steps at exact 100 (i think) deg angles instead of right angles. so standing at the bottom of the steps, in the middle and facing the steps, when you clap, the resonance that comes back sounds like a chirping/calling bird. and a distance away, when two groups are facing each other, depending on 7 steps forwards or backwards, only the other group could hear the resonance when one group clapped.
this is a nice picture. my darling looks so got 'say'. =)
the march along the avenue of the dead, towards the pyramid of the moon.
all ready to scale the pyramid of the sun! ready... get set... go!
reaching for the sky... darling to be the 'enlightened one'?? =P
or rather, perhaps taking a picture to sneak some rest time in the climb??? hehehe...
*pant pant pant* and finally, the darlings make it up... at the top of the world!!!!!
The main highlights of the city of Teotihuacan:
The pyramid of the Sun...
and the pyramid of the Moon, both flanking the Avenue of the Dead, which is the broad pathway in the center of the city. The pyramids are on unequal ground, with the pyramid of the moon on slightly higher ground. but it is said that the 2 pyramids are built so that the tops of the pyramids are of the exact same height.
so a little background info, the initial pyramids are small, and they grow bigger as the people built new layers covering the old pyramids over the years. these pyramids/other structures like forts/towers were also positioned precisely, corresponding to particular days of the calendar (according to the moon position)... sorry, no details here. =P
Firstly, as we first stepped in, this old man came up to us selling these figurines of the Gods of the Sun and Moon, made of volcanic rock. pretty, and so we fell for it and bought them. for $40 usd = 400 pesos. guess what, further in at the pyramids, there were hoards of people selling these stuff and much more!!! and with bargaining, these were at much cheaper prices ($20-25). arghz...... kena cheated! (moral of this story: look ard, test water first, then buy!!)
in fact, we din bring a lot of cash with us.. and with this set, bought another set, bus transport, guide, and other random stuff... we forgot to keep track of our financial situation, and almost had no $$ to take the bus back home! haha. if not perhaps we will still be stranded there right now!
the group of fun-loving college kids (some undergrad/grad) whom we met upon reaching and joined them as a group to tour the ruins with a guide! we learnt later that they were several different groups/individuals who met randomly 2 days ago in the hostel and decided to come to the ruins together! cool bunch!
our tour guide, aka the gorilla, as he calls himself. he was such a great guide, speaking both in spanish and english. he even showed us some cool stuff about the pyramids which one would have known walking around by oneself:
The pyramids are constructed at precise positions, with exact distances away from each other, and the steps at exact 100 (i think) deg angles instead of right angles. so standing at the bottom of the steps, in the middle and facing the steps, when you clap, the resonance that comes back sounds like a chirping/calling bird. and a distance away, when two groups are facing each other, depending on 7 steps forwards or backwards, only the other group could hear the resonance when one group clapped.
this is a nice picture. my darling looks so got 'say'. =)
the march along the avenue of the dead, towards the pyramid of the moon.
all ready to scale the pyramid of the sun! ready... get set... go!
reaching for the sky... darling to be the 'enlightened one'?? =P
or rather, perhaps taking a picture to sneak some rest time in the climb??? hehehe...
*pant pant pant* and finally, the darlings make it up... at the top of the world!!!!!
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