We We Like the city of San Miguel de Allende (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Miguel_de_Allende), Teotihuacan (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teotihuacan ) is a UN World Heritage Site.
The Egyptian pyramids might get all the press but 2 of the 3 biggest pyramids in the world are in Mexico near Mexico City. (Check https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramid_of_the_Sun ). Egypt's Giza is taller but not bigger in mass.
Pyramid of the Sun is number 3 and our destination for today. ( Great Pyramid of Cholula which is 90 kilometers away is number 1).
At well over 200 ft high and a mile and a half around, she is a big walk.
It must have been quite a sight in its day, with brightly painted murals on the stones.
The three temples at Teotihuacan were amazing. Dating back 2,000 years, they were located along a 2 mile stretch/road called the avenue of the dead.
Over 100 rock structures ranging from homes for the i upper class priests and nobility to enormous temples and meeting squares occupy this enormous site.
We spent 5 hours climbing and hiking the structures and roads. The more time we spent searching out the area, the more respect we gave the former inhabitants of this sacred area. The frequent climbing and steep ascents often tested our endurance.
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Is that cement roads?
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