It sounds like a tagline to a Hollywood movie, but this is the name of an impressive archaeological site just north of Mexico City.
This site is the ancient capital of the Teotihuacan people, Mexico's largest pre-hispanic empire. After this society collapsed in around 600 AD, the site was occupied by various others, including the Aztecs many centuries later (and up until the Spanish rolled in to town). The Aztecs were in awe of the abandoned city and believed it was built by the gods.
The city was a planned grid area dotted with temples, plazas and pyramids. The Calzada de los Muertos (the Avenue of the Dead) is the main strip running north to south. The two biggest pyramids are the Piramide de la Luna (Pyramid of the Moon), and the Piramide del Sol (Pyramid of the Sun). The latter is the third biggest pyramid in the world.
We are now in Mexico City- we braced ourselves for a crazy drive through this sprawling metropolis of 20 odd million people, but it wasn't that much worse than driving around some parts of Auckland. Here is one of our favourite musical acts from DF if you want something good to listen to:
This site is the ancient capital of the Teotihuacan people, Mexico's largest pre-hispanic empire. After this society collapsed in around 600 AD, the site was occupied by various others, including the Aztecs many centuries later (and up until the Spanish rolled in to town). The Aztecs were in awe of the abandoned city and believed it was built by the gods.
The city was a planned grid area dotted with temples, plazas and pyramids. The Calzada de los Muertos (the Avenue of the Dead) is the main strip running north to south. The two biggest pyramids are the Piramide de la Luna (Pyramid of the Moon), and the Piramide del Sol (Pyramid of the Sun). The latter is the third biggest pyramid in the world.
Wow - I can't believe I've never heard of that site before, looks impressive!
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