Teotihuacán

Teotihuacán is an ancient Mesoamerican city near CDMX, It's famous for its pyramids and precolumbian architecture. It's one of the must-dos if you're in Mexico City. The Teotihuacan culture was hundreds of years before the Aztec culture became dominant in Mesoamerica. 600 BCE the area was covered with villages, with population that was not so significant. However from 100 BCE to 750 CE, Teotihuacan evolved into a huge urban and administrative center with cultural influences throughout the broader Mesoamerica region. The two most significant buildings: Pyramids of the Sun and Moon were built 1-4th century CE. The peak of the Teotihuacan culture was 350-650 CE when the city's population reached the 125000. In 450 CE the city covered an area of 30sqkm. We started the day early (relatively to our practices) and ended up being at the site around 10am. We figured that taking a Didi saves a really time in this case so we opted for this luxury both ways. Climbing is only possible up to half ways on the Pyramid of the Moon, but this is enough to give a fantastatic bird-eye view on what used to be the huge city.

Downtown houses:

The Feathered Serpant god and he green bird:

We optimized for sun and heat and decided the visit the museum at the very end. The collection includes interesting artifacts of the Teotihuacan culture and things related to burial of the dead.