The Pyramid of the Sun

Teotihuacan

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August 1st 2002
Sometimes booking an organised tour to a tourist attraction can really be worthwhile. Teotihuacan - huge pyramids on the outskirts of Mexico City, we had booked a tour. The tour also took in the Gaudaluape, the city's cathedral. The cathedral houses Mexico's version of the Turin Shroud - a painting that miraculously appeared on a cloth that was used to gather rose petals at th ... read more

North America » Mexico » Distrito Federal » Mexico City

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The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more