{"id":860,"date":"2024-10-25T00:23:41","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T00:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/?p=860"},"modified":"2025-01-31T06:45:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T06:45:03","slug":"teotihuacan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/index.php\/2024\/10\/25\/teotihuacan\/","title":{"rendered":"Teotihuacan"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"860\" class=\"elementor elementor-860\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f43043 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f43043\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6062c1\" data-id=\"e6062c1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8380c87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8380c87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>We spent a day in Ciudad de Mexico, discovering the city and acclimating ourselves to the language and the food, before setting off on a road trip to explore the surrounding states. We stopped at half a dozen cities over 8 days and saw all kinds of scenery, from desertic landscapes to lush, dense forests.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45e6b73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45e6b73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From Ciudad de Mexico, we drove just over an hour to reach Teotihuacan to visit the pyramids. Teotihuacan is considered one of the most significant cites of Mesoamerican and pre-Columbian culture. It\u2019s also suspected to be the biggest city in Latin America at its height, with a population of over 45\u2019000.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cac087c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cac087c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC_0016-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-864\" alt=\"Teotihuacan pyramid of the moon Sites and Bites\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC_0016-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC_0016-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC_0016-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC_0016-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC_0016-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6829cf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6829cf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The park itself was fascinating and the monuments were extremely well-preserved for a cite that had been left abandoned for over 1\u2019500 years. The three main monuments remain: the temple of the sun, temple of the moon, and temple of the Feathered Serpent, Quetzalc\u00f3atl, as well as the original boulevard with ruins of old dwellings, markets, and administrative buildings on either side.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e7e3b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"8e7e3b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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couldn\u2019t help but imagine what life was like in this very spot over a millennia ago, with people not dissimilar to ourselves walking down the same path, perhaps heading home after a long day of work, or towards one of the mercantile centers. At that point, it was also difficult not to imagine merchants over a millennia ago, setting their booths up on either side of the boulevard, advertising their goods with varying degrees of aggressivity, as we saw modern-day merchants doing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dfa28d elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"1dfa28d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;columns&quot;:3,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;3:2&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC_0029-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"1dfa28d\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"DSC_0029\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODcwLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvc2l0ZXNhbmRiaXRlcy5uZXRcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzEwXC9EU0NfMDAyOS1zY2FsZWQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMWRmYTI4ZCJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC_0029-300x200.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"200\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC_0030-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"1dfa28d\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"DSC_0030\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODcxLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvc2l0ZXNhbmRiaXRlcy5uZXRcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzEwXC9EU0NfMDAzMC1zY2FsZWQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMWRmYTI4ZCJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC_0030-300x200.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"200\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC_0009-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"1dfa28d\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"DSC_0009\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODY5LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvc2l0ZXNhbmRiaXRlcy5uZXRcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzEwXC9EU0NfMDAwOS1zY2FsZWQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMWRmYTI4ZCJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC_0009-300x200.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"200\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb43ab9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb43ab9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The scenery itself would have made the visit worthwhile. From the perspective of someone wildly unfamiliar with Mexican fauna, it was a treat to meander around the grounds of the historical site, weaving our way through less popular (and less crowded) ruins, and absorbing the combination of desertic cacti, bright red dirt, and greenery.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1629de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1629de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By purchasing a ticket to enter the cite, visitors also gain access to the archeological museum, a must for understanding the evolution of the settlement and the culture of people who lived in the area for over 500 years.<\/p><p>Once visitors wrap up visiting the cite and have worked up a significant appetite, a road piled with restaurants and street food awaits them at basically every entrance of the cite.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9df737 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b9df737\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"776\" src=\"https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/mapa-teotihuacan-768x776.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-872\" alt=\"Teotihuacan cite map sites and bites\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/mapa-teotihuacan-768x776.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/mapa-teotihuacan-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/mapa-teotihuacan.jpg 796w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd02800 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd02800\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All in all, a wonderful, wonderful experience. 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We stopped at half a dozen cities over 8 days and saw all kinds of scenery, from desertic landscapes to lush, dense forests. 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