2014 Latin America Adventure: Day 4 - Teothihuacan Ruin & the City of Puebla

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We drove out of Mexico City in the early morning, avoiding the worst of the traffic, and headed to the nearby Teotihuacan Ruin, an ancient temple centre of a city.

Teotihuacan is an UNESCO listed World Heritage site. It is believed to have been built during the 350 years period of 100BC to 250AD. And was destroyed, probably by an mass uprising in the 7th Century.

Being a Monday and the first group there, we were able to have a whole site to ourselves for a couple of hours. Our guide, an indigenous Mexican, was very knowledgeable and, was demonstrating the sound effects of the site with great effect. We can see how sounds can be amplified to a very large crowd during rituals, and how a clap echoed back as a bird sound....all very interesting...........

The original colour of the pyramid using natural colourings

Way before the history of mankind was recorded in written form, men had always wanted to believe in a deity......GOD. And it was natural to think that GOD must be far above us, in the sky. And the common people seek solace in the believe that there is a supernatural being, taking care of things.

These steep and shallow staircases can be eerie coming down !

They were ( are ) more concerned about their after life, than about the present.

Pyramid of the moon climb

Pryamid of the Moon climb

For political and or mythical reasons, some want to appear to be reaching GOD, or closer than others to GOD. So they build structures to reach, or appear to be closer to GOD, therefore demonstrating POWER.

Pyramid of the Sun and Pyramid of the Moon ( in the distance )

Pyramids are the most stable structure available to ancient leaders to do just that, for them, the higher the better. And it took them sometimes centuries, to prepare the grounds, the astronomy knowledge to build them.......the sizes, the steepness etc., giving the projection of awe, differentiating the hierarchy

Pyramid of the Moon at the end of the Avenue of the Death

Avenue of the Death

But nothing seems to protect them from their eventual demise, by natural or other men made events.......all that vanity went to ruins. All power goes to corrupt.

Pyramid of the Sun climb

From the top of Pyramid of the Sun

From the top of Pyramid of the Moon, Av. of the Dead ahead, & Pyramid of the Sun on the left

It is same in Northern Africa, the same in Central America, all for no other reasons than to propagate the myth of GOD...to control minds and to exercise power and domination, and to cover up.

As it was then, as it is NOW...........

Arriving Puebla in a glorious sunny afternoon was a very refreshing experience comparing to the bustling and relatively chaotic Mexico City.

Park at the City Square ( Zocalo ) of Puebla

Western of Zocalo

Government Office at one side of Zocalo

Southern side of Zocalo

Cathedral of Puebla

Inside of Cathedral of Puebla

With its great collection of well preserved Spanish Colonial historic buildings and a UNESCO World Heritage accredited city center, the afternoon promised to be an interesting one.

To take advantage of the late afternoon sun, we took a local tourist bus (Turibus), from the town square ( zocalo ) for a city tour....

And we walked some more after a simple tostada meal in the good company of 3 beautiful ladies.

While we may be a little late to gain entry into the City Government Building at 8:30 pm, but our luck came when the guarding policeman was more than moved by the sweet smiling face of one our ladies......he then went around to chase her for a photo and contact details....talking about Mexican romeos....