Day 28 -Aztec Pyramids

In the afternoon we had a tour of the Aztec Pyramids at Teothihuacan. We shop at a workshop/shop near the pyramids that gave us a little bit of history of them and how they used the Aloe Vera plant for needles & thread for weaving and sewing, paper and how to dye the thread for different colour for making rugs etc. He gave a demonstration of all the carving and tool making that the people used to do.

Aztec Tools and Idols

The guide told us that they used to make alcohol from this and other sources.He gave us three shots of the different spirits. The one from the Aloe was sweet and peachy. The second was made from some fruit?, that tasted like marzipan-not good. The third was a tradional Tequila and everyone knows how that tastes.

Salud!!

He then took us into his shop to look at the good there were some really nice sculptures and idols. The rugs that the women made were full of great colours and blends. It was a little expensive, maybe that was why he gave us a drink first.

Nice Rugs

Next stop was the pyramids. There were two of these. One for the Sun and one for the Moon. To those people the sun and moon represented the man and the women. One heated and angry and the other, cool and calm. So maybe it isn’t Mars and Venus.

View from Luna Pyramid Back to Sun Pyramid

There were fantastic, just fantastic. There were number of other buildings around which were fairly impressive. The long two kilometre was known as “The Walk of the Dead” stretched from the Luna Pyramid passed the Sol Pyramid and off into the distance.

The Walk of the Dead Path

Dave & Rowan Atop Sun Pyramid with Luna in the Back.

This was a great day!!