Teotihuacan

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The second day we went to Teotihuacan - we really had to practice that for a long time before we could say it right - a huge ruins site about 30 miles north of Mexico City. It took about 1 1/2 hours to get there because of the crazy traffic. Then we went to the museum of anthropology and the National Palace where Diego Riviera murals tell about pre-colombian indian history. Beautiful! However, the poverty outside of the main part of downtown is stark. Market stalls are covered with plastic tarps. Houses are cinder block in various stages of disrepair, many without roofs....a really different way of living. Very disheartening to see so many people living in these conditions.

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Photos

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The traffic in Mexico City is crazy!

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This is a Mayan display where four men hang from their feet with another guy playing a flute on the top of the pole - the pole rotates, and the guys at the end of the ropes slowly get closer to the ground.

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Active volcano in background....forget the name of it..

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Farmers still plow fields by hand with horses or mules