The Pyramids of Teotihuacan

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August 25th 2013

Published: September 9th 2013

Wow what a day! Well, even though it was pretty cool the whole day and it was mostly cloudy, I got sunburned...figures. Anyway, we had an amazing tour guide named Bernard, who was 82, but he looked and acted like a guy in his fifties! Or better, I mean, he was climbing the stairs of the pyramids better than any of us! Although, he did pass on the Pyramid of the Sun, I think because the steps are ... Read Full Entry

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Paper

He wrote "To: Bahamas and Wisconsin" and signed it :)

Paper

It just peels right off and it's like paper!

The Needle

The end of the "leaves" of the agave are very sharp. The black tip can be used as a needle.

Dye

Using flowers from the area, Quetzalcoátl dyed the natural fibers bright red!

Pulque and Mezcal

The Pulque is the milky-looking liquid on the left. The Mezcal is the more refined alcohol in the stout bottles.

Xoconozcle

This is the fruit of one of the Agave plants, called Xoconozcle (SHO-cone-OHZ-clay). You cut the tough shell off (with care, because there are spikes) and eat it with salt. It is very very sweet.

Ropa Tradicional

Handcrafted cloth from the Native people

Using natural dyes

A traditional Sarape worn by Rancheros, or Cattle herders.

Quetzalcoátl the goofball...

Ropa Tradicional

The traditional outfit of many native people.

Me and Sonovia

Me and my housemate from the Bahamas, Sonovia

Grande y Chiquito

The very small Corona is the size we have in the US. A standard beer bottle. One of my friends ordered a Corona, and as a joke, the waiter brought out this HUGE bottle. I would literally need two hands to drink it.

The God of Water

This is the Mexica (Aztec) God of Water. Water was very important to these people because most of the area of central Mexico used to be a giant lake. They depended greatly on water.

A God

I don't remember if this is a rendition of the God of the Underworld or something else. If anyone knows please tell me :)

Temple of the Sun from a distance

Temple of Venus

Situated beneath Orion

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