Becoming a goddess

My first trip in Mexico took me to Teotihuacan, the largest city in the Americas (by the time it was created, hundreds of years ago!)
The name means in Nahuatl: "place of those who have the road of the gods", or according to other versions "the place where men (or women in my case) became god". This name was given by the Mexicas (Aztecas) who discovered the city.
No one knows when it was created (But they suppose it was by the 800s BC), nor its original name, and neither why this city was abandoned, but what is known is that it is the oldest and most majestous pre-hispanic city.
The biggest attractions in Teotihuacan are the "pyramid of the sun" and "pyramid of the moon" which were the center for worshiping gods at that time. About 250 stairs took us (Hanna my czech roomate, and Filipe) to the top of the sun, and although we got there without breath we enjoyed the view and the energy that this place gives you.

After catching the breath again we went down and got ready to start our new mission, going to the moon!!

Although is not as high as the sun, the moon has an amazing view of the Avenue of the Dead, named like that by the Aztecas as they thought that the platforms located there were tombs, but now it is known that they were ceremonial platforms instead.

However, my non-existent athletic condition, or simply laziness stop me from going to the top of the moon; I was already happy making it to the sun, so i decided to stay in the middle of the way contemplating the view and reflecting about the sacrifices humans have done since ever to reach salvation.

It was a fun trip, thanks to Gerardo and Lidia, mexican friends, who were amazing hosts and taugh us a lot about Mexico's history!

Learn more about Teotihuacan, in english or spanish