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Climbing the pyramids

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September 12th 2014
AKA Adventure to Teotihuacan! Definitely the most fun trip I've taken so far, except the waking up at 4 am part, but it was worth it! The pyramids are beautiful and the ruins, once a city, are beautifully preserved, dating back to about 100 years BCE. The Teotihuacanos were a peaceful people, and their city was the biggest civilization of its time, coming well before the Aztecs and Maya. There is ... read more

North America » Mexico » Querétaro » Santiago de Querétaro

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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