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We got an early start this morning so we could have a full day to enjoy the ride. Everyone showed up at the house promptly and we loaded up the food, drinks, and kids into the van. We managed to fit 15 of us into the minivan which is no record for Mexico but it was a personal best for me. I cringed at the thought of all the children wedged into the back cargo area. Our daughters sat in the middle row on our laps. I had already messaged one of the url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/XOCHIMILCO-RECORRIDOS-EN-LAS-TRADICIONALES-TRAJINERAS/126104895887trajinera companiesin Xochimilco so we knew which embarcadero we were headed for, the very last one it turns out, Embarcadero Nativitas. They offered us a discount, the boat ride all the way out to the Island of the Dolls for 1350$ pesos. The ... read more
Helping paddle the boat
Dancing on the bow of the trajinera
Floating Musicians


Petite journée tranquille aujourd'hui. Comme c'est une fin de semaine de 3 jours, beaucoup de trafique donc on ne peut aller trop loin. Nous sommes allés à l'UNAM, l'universisad national autonoma de Mexico. Une très grande fierté pour les Mexicains. La plus grande et importante université de l'Amerique latine. Et gratuite en plus. Pour y entrer il faut avoir de très bonnes notes et passer des examens très difficiles. Quand nous y sommes entrés, ils nous ont collé des carrés rouges sur le chandail....( la comprenez-vous....). C'était peut-être aussi un collant pour l'entrée au musée... Donc dans la UNAM il y la le MUAC, Museo Universitario Arte Contemporaneo. Peut-être pas la meilleure visite pour les jeunes. Je ne crois pas qu'ils sont des admirateurs de cet art, même si on a vu des "choses" particulières. Mais ... read more
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North America » Mexico » Estado de Mexico » Teotihuacán August 25th 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 fairly steep in spots. The pyramids of Teotihuacan are not quite what people imagine them to be...they are better :) The ancient peoples (Mexica) of Mexico, who called themselves Mexica, not Aztec (this word is wrongly used, as it was given to the people by a german. WRONG. These people had an extremely elaborate system of time and ... read more
Where Pulque comes from...
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Temple of the Sun and Moon

North America » Mexico » Estado de Mexico » Teotihuacán March 26th 2013

Teotihuacan – Echoes from the Past ... read more
Avenue of the Dead

North America » Mexico » Estado de Mexico » Teotihuacán October 7th 2012

Two hours after landing in Mexico City on a lovely Sunday afternoon, I was cruising with my local colleague towards Teotihuacán which is located in the shadow of the massive mountain Cerro Gordo about 30 odd miles outside Mexico City. 40 minutes later we reached our destination after a brief stop for gas. There was a two mile long cobblestone road from the main entrance of Teotihuacán to the actual archeological site which made the ride to the parking lot quite bouncy and seemed to be never ending. Teotihuacán was the capital of Mexico's largest pre-Hispanic empire. “Teotihuacán” is ancient language means “the place where men become gods". On this archeological site sits the "Piramides del Sol y de la Luna" (Pyramids of the Sun and Moon), as well as the Temple of Quetzálcótl. The pyramid ... read more
The Sun Pyramid
The Moon Pyramid located in the shadow of the Cerro Gordo mountain
The platform in the middle of La Ciudadela

North America » Mexico » Estado de Mexico » Distrito Federal September 5th 2012

Español / Català Since immemorial years the Fourth Sun, Nahui-Atl, had given way to the Fifth, Nahui-Ollin, in the place where the gods were born, Teotihuacan, the culture that permeated and spread Mesoamerica for hundreds of years and widely would influence peoples who followed them: Toltec, Mixtec, Mexica… Inin tonatiuh itoca naollin ye tehuantin totonatiuh / in tonnemi axcan auh inin inezca in nican ca inic tlepanhuetz in tonatiuh / in teotexcalco in oncan in Teotihuacan (This Sun, its name Four Movement, it’s the sun we live in now. And here's its sign, how it fell in the Fire of the Sun, in the divine stove, there, in Teotihuacan) * Four centuries had to pass by after the decline of the empir... read more
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sziasztok eddig ez volt a legjobb napom.. nem is gondoltam volna.. ma teotihuacanban voltam/ami az egyik legosibb civilizacio altal hatrahagyott romvaros.azonban mar a buszban kiderult, hogy nem csak a romvarost nezzuk meg hanme elotte a guadalopei szuz templomahoz is elmegyunk. a templom a leglatogatottabb kegyhej mexikoban. a szuz tulajdonkeppen a szuzmaria, aki indian karaktereket viselve jelent meg egy indian asszonynak kerve ot h az oslakok terjenek meg.. az esemeny ahtasara ezrek es ezrek vettek fel a katolikus vallast. azota szuz tobbszor megjelent mexikoban. ja. vegre volt egy angolul jol beszelo idvezunk, akinek a tudasa is emgfelelo volt. sok mindent megtudtunk tole mexikorol, az osi civilizaciokrol. olyan del korul ertuk el a romvarost. mielott azt megtekintettuk, egy oszidian muhelyben voltunk, ahol a kaktuszfeldolgozas lepeseit is lattuk. tequilaval is megkinalta... read more


szasztok nalatok mar feljott a nap itt meg ejszaka van .lefekves elott gondoltam irok par sort... koran keltem majd jott ertem a busz/igaz kicsi kesessel/hogy elvigyen minket a cimbne emlitett 2 varosba. eloszor cuernevacaban voltunk/ferences rendi templomot neztuk meg meg a foteret a kormanyzoi paoltaval. volt idegenvezetonk/es mint oly soxor latin/amerikaban, megtortent ujra.. igen.. NONSTOP spanyolul beszeltek hozzam, annak ellenere h ANGOL nyelvure iratkoztam fel.. eloszor jol felb..tam magam a dolgon, aztan gondoltam a sors akarja igy.. ezzel is gyakorlok.. onnan tovabb taxco/ba amit ezustvarosnak hivnak. ezustbanyaszat itt ma mar nincs, ezustmegmuveles annal inkabb. de engem inkabb a varos fekvese fogott meg. a hegyoldalba epult, telezeg/zugos utcakkal, aranyos boltokkal, tele kedves emberekkel. rengeteget fotoztam! a aktedralis is nagyon szep, jol korbejartuk. ... read more


Szijjasztok! na hol is kezdjem!az biztos'a repulest most egy idore megutaltam megint..12 ora egy csoben...a 7 ora utan ugz erzed megpusztulsz.. pedig minden tuti volt,kb mint egy elso osztalyu ettermben, olyan kiszolgalas meg jo filmek.megis.. egyebkent mindne siman ment. este 21h korul landoltunk aztan meg ujabb fel ora mig kiengedte3k minket a gepbol, majd meg fel ora mire a csomagjainkat at tudtuk venni. inne felgyorsultak az esemenyek.. itteni ido szerint ejfelkor mar agyban voltam.. ami reggel 7 orat jelent nektek.tehat 24 orat voltam talpon. az idoeltolodas miatt viszont jol ki tudtam aludni magam. reggel beszelgettem par szobatarsammal/aztan reggeli es irany a varos. szerencsere 3 percre lakom a katedralistol, meg a hires nemzeti palotatol. kozel van a maja osok altal epitett templom romja is/ott is voltam ma. vegul a biztonsagos reszen belul maradva *mindenutt ren... read more


Air conditioning, seats that are cushioned and recline to a level that allows even the average insomniac a fighting chance at a few zzzzzz. You receive a ticket for your precious backpack down below and they are punctual, a rarely observed quality in Latin America. You may even be dished up a couple of B rate American films, although they aren't great value if you can't understand the Spanish dubbing. The Mexican 1st class bus system is a silver edged bonus to the pain that is long distance road travel. Mexico is an expansive country that can require some exhaustive jaunts, day or night. Those minor luxuries mentioned above provide some pain relief from the general discomfort.The voyage times could be reduced significantly if the drivers took a leaf out of the Guatemalan chicken bus drivers ... read more
Temple of the Sun
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Royal Palace




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