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The civilisation that built and occupied Teotihuacan is a bit of a mystery. They were not Mayan, but did trade with them. The locals left no writings or descriptive carvings of the type the Mayans did. This site arose about 200 BC and finally collapsed about 750 AD, well before the Aztecs, who began about 1300 AD. The peak was about 450 AD. The city has no fortifications.
Going up the little 'citadel' gave us some practice for climbing the other pyramids:
You walk up the Avenue of the Dead, with each side lined with (reconstructed) dwellings - said to be shops, houses etc.
Only a few remnant carvings are visible. this is a puma (apparently).
Going up the little 'citadel' gave us some practice for climbing the other pyramids:
You walk up the Avenue of the Dead, with each side lined with (reconstructed) dwellings - said to be shops, houses etc.
Only a few remnant carvings are visible. this is a puma (apparently).