Pyramids of Teotihuacan
No trip to Mexico City is complete without taking a walk through the street of the dead!
View of pyramid of the Sun and Street of the Dead from pyramid of the Moon
Teotihuacan (the birthplace of the gods) is huge! By its age, the area it covers and the intensity of the place. Imagine walking in a place more than 2000 years old, with pyramids spread over 8 square miles. The difference with the pyramids in Egypt is that Teotihuacan's are actually temples and not tombs, and the location also used to be a city.
The best way to get to pyramids is to catch a ride with Autobuses Teotihuacan from the Central del Norte station in Mexico City. Tickets are only sold as round trip since there is no ticket sales office in the park. Buses leave every 30 mins, take you around 30 miles north of the city and drop you at the entrance. There, you are free to roam the grounds after paying the small entrance fee. Tour guides are available as well as maps for those who prefer to visit on their own.
Have I mentioned that place was huge? It is also very dry with little shade and no public water dispensers. Come prepared: your best walking/hiking shoes, a bottle of water, a high SPF cream and a hat. If you didn't bring water or hat, no worry, you can purchase some at the entrance of the park. Really advisable to do since distances between pyramids and temples are pretty wide.
Pyramid of the Moon
The pyramid of the Sun and Moon stand pretty majestically against the blue sky. The Moon pyramid is the farthest from the entrance, the smallest of both and magically aligns with the mountains behind. As it comes with all pyramids, you can only be amazed by the magnitude of the work it certainly took to build them.
Climbing the pyramids. It is up to you. The Sun pyramid is the tallest and offers without a doubt a breathtaking panoramic views. I chose to climb the moon instead, no less challenging due to its high steps and steep incline. Fear of heights be damned in my case, I had to go up there for that picture!
