Teotihuacan

Overview:   

The place where men become gods, the ancient lost city of Teoti­huacán was once the largest city in not only Mesoamer­i­ca but the most pop­u­lat­ed and revered city in the world – and despite the city falling into ruins the still stand­ing stun­ning pyra­mids, avenue of the dead and archi­tec­ture and arti­facts offer a fas­ci­nat­ing if unex­plained insight into what was once the jew­el of human civil­i­sa­tion.  

Shroud­ed in mys­tery the exact cre­ation and pur­pose of Teoti­huacán remains unknown, how­ev­er what is estab­lished about this incred­i­ble city is that it was built, as we know it today, between 200BC and 800 AD – with humans first set­tling there in 600bc with the vil­lages, tem­ples and civil­i­sa­tion that we know today expand­ed to become home for more than 150,000 peo­ple – before the city was either burned or destroyed in a revolt against the lead­ers or in a war against neigh­bor­ing civil­i­sa­tions in a peri­od dur­ing the 7th to 8th cen­tu­ry.  

Redis­cov­ered in the 13th cen­tu­ry by the Aztecs, who gave it the name we know today – Teoti­huacán – the city once stretched for eight square miles, and along­side the stun­ning pyra­mids and fas­ci­nat­ing avenue of the dead which still stand today, the city of Teoti­huacán – which is yet to be ful­ly exca­vat­ed offers a fas­ci­nat­ing insight into the devel­op­ment and evo­lu­tion of human civil­i­sa­tion. With the many arti­facts, murals and fres­coes com­bined with the dis­cov­ered evi­dence of human and ani­mal sac­ri­fices that took place here help­ing to unrav­el the mys­tery of this ancient city.   

Eas­i­ly reached and accessed from Mex­i­co City, the city of Teoti­huacán is best explored first­ly in a morn­ing bal­loon ride – from where you can take in and appre­ci­at­ed the full scale and remains of the city, whilst also catch­ing one of the most stun­ning sun­ris­es on the plan­et when the ear­ly morn­ing Mex­i­co sun lights up the Pyra­mid of the Sun. From there it’s con­tin­u­ing on foot and tak­ing in the stun­ning pyra­mids, tem­ples, avenues, arti­facts and cul­ture and his­to­ry or this stun­ning city — that remains both an incred­i­ble mys­tery and a tru­ly stun­ning and unique won­der of the world.  

Where:

A once ancient city you can now find the city of Teoti­huacán just a hours dri­ve and 30 miles away from the cap­i­tal of Mex­i­co – Mex­i­co city, with the won­der being eas­i­ly accessed by a range of pub­lic trans­port options.  

Getting there:  

Thanks to mod­ern con­ve­niences the dis­cov­ery of this lost city is quite straight­for­ward.  

Giv­en the city’s loca­tion so close to Mex­i­co City the first step is to get your­self to Mex­i­co City which can be done inter­na­tion­al­ly by board­ing one of the reg­u­lar direct flights to the city or by bus from across Mex­i­co – for those who fan­cy a cheap­er and bumpi­er option.  

Once in Mex­i­co City, you’ll find your­self around 30 miles from the city of Teoti­huacán and then have a range of options avail­able to you to reach the won­der.  

Remem­ber­ing to leave ear­ly to catch both the glo­ri­ous sun­rise and avoid both the worst of the heat and the crowds, our top pick and for the sim­plest and eas­i­est option to get to Teoti­huacán from Mex­i­co City is to get a uber or taxi and spend an hour relaxed cruis­ing along the Mex­i­co high­way to the entrances of Teoti­huacán, which you can expect to pay $50 usd for a round trip for.   

For those who do opt for an Uber, do bear in mind that there is no wifi at Teoti­huacán, so you’ll have to either pre-book the trip back or get your hands on a local sim card from a shop or the air­port to arrange for your return trans­fer – oth­er­wise you can always get a bus back. It’s also good to know that you should tell your uber dri­ver to head for Los Piramides as the des­ti­na­tion and specif­i­cal­ly entrance 2 (Puer­ta 2) to get you as close as pos­si­ble to the won­der to catch the sun­rise.  

For those who fan­cy a cheap­er option then you can also jump onto a bus from Mex­i­co City’s main north ter­mi­nal and look for counter 8 and signs for Teoti­huacán – with tick­ets cost­ing $5 usd for a round trip and bus­es leav­ing every 30 min­utes. You can expect the trip there to take around 75 min­utes and be a lit­tle bumpy at times and hit the occa­sion­al traf­fic jam – but the bus will be a safe option with assigned seats. For those on the bus be sure again to get off at the stop of Los Piramides.  

For the return bus sim­ply head to Puer­ta 2 again and you’ll see a well-marked bus stop with the sign Mex­i­co City above it – and from there you can expect a trip back that could take up to 2 hours if you leave at clos­ing time when rush hour traf­fic hits.  

While you also have the option of self-dri­ving by car, this is not an option we’d rec­om­mend for dri­vers from out­side of Mex­i­co – giv­en how chaot­ic the roads can be and giv­en the eas­i­ly accessed pub­lic trans­port and avail­abil­i­ty of Uber which real­ly takes the has­sle out of tak­ing on Mex­i­co City’s roads.  

Once at the city of Teoti­huacán you’ll have a choice of mul­ti­ple entrances – for those arriv­ing and who want to catch the sun­rise – we’d advise head­ing for entrance 2 first and then head­ing back round the site to take in the rest of its beau­ty and for those arriv­ing who want to take in the full beau­ty of the site then entrance one is the best pick giv­ing you an extra 2km before you reach the stun­ning avenue of the dead – where all of the gor­geous pyra­mids will appear before you. 

Best time to Visit: 

The fas­ci­nat­ing city of Teoti­huacán is also open every day of the year from 9am – 5pm – includ­ing on Mon­days – where almost every­thing else in the sur­round­ing Mex­i­co City is closed ! 

For the best months to vis­it, we’d real­ly rec­om­mend vis­it­ing between Novem­ber and April – where you’ll find it still sun­ny and hot, but much more man­age­able com­pared to oth­er sea­sons. Also be sure to vis­it on a week­day – exclud­ing Mon­day – as the week­ends are noto­ri­ous for being crowd­ed, espe­cial­ly on Sun­days when entrance to the won­der if free for Mex­i­can cit­i­zens.  

Also be sure to vis­it as ear­ly as pos­si­ble – with one of our top tips being to get an ear­ly morn­ing bal­loon ride to wit­ness the glo­ri­ous sun­rise over the pyra­mid of the sun – before being at the entrance bang on 9am for when the gates open. 

With the ear­li­er you get there giv­ing you less time in the heat and also see­ing you avoid bus-loads of crowds that arrive at the won­der from 11am onwards – mak­ing  for a much more enjoy­able expe­ri­ence when vis­it­ing the ancient city of Teoti­huacán. 

Explore:   

Despite the pur­pose and leg­end of Teoti­huacán still being explored and parts of the site still being exca­vat­ed, there is still much to gaze upon, explore and pon­der when you vis­it to incred­i­ble won­der of the ancient city of Teoti­huacán. 

Mak­ing sure you get to the site before sun­rise, for stun­ning pho­tos of the pyra­mids and to ensure that you both skip the tourist crowds and the mid­day sun, there’s plen­ty to explore as you stroll through this ancient city, with the 20 kilo­me­tres of the ancient city of Teoti­huacán hous­ing Plazas, tem­ples, rivers and squares that were once at the fore­front of civil­i­sa­tion.   

While you can eas­i­ly spend a full day explor­ing the ancient city, the below are our picks of the high­lights to explore to take in the full mys­tery and beau­ty of the city of Teoti­huacán. 

Pyramid of the Sun:

Start­ing with the most icon­ic struc­ture with­in the city, the Teoti­huacán pyra­mid of the sun is not only the third largest still stand­ing pyra­mid on the plan­et but is a true archi­tec­tur­al won­der. With it’s con­struc­tion, believed to have tak­en place around 100 CE, see­ing it sat upon a large base with four ascend­ing lay­ers that leads explor­ers to the sum­mit some 70 metres high – from where you enjoy stun­ning views of the whole of the ancient city. 

Believed to have been con­struct­ed using 3 mil­lion pieces of stone, at its con­cep­tion the pyra­mid of the sun was believed to have been coat­ed in red nat­ur­al paint – which glowed orange when hit by the sun, offer­ing a trib­ute from the to the god of the sun. With the most recent and sig­nif­i­cant con­fir­ma­tion of this the­o­ry com­ing in the 1970’s when a series of reli­gious sym­bols were dis­cov­ered with­in the pyra­mid.  

A tru­ly stun­ning icon and one of the high­lights of Teoti­huacán, the pyra­mid of the sun is best seen in our view at sun­rise – where sweep­ing views of the city and the illu­mi­na­tion of the pyra­mid by the ear­ly morn­ing sun com­bine to cre­ate a tru­ly mem­o­rable and awe-inspir­ing intro­duc­tion to the great city of Teoti­huacán.  

Pyramid of the Moon:

The sis­ter of the pyra­mid of the Sun and equal­ly fas­ci­nat­ing – the pyra­mid of the mood dates to 300 CE and is believed to be the place where sac­ri­fices – of both humans and ani­mals – were made to appease the gods on its large plat­form.  

Found at the north end of the Avenue of the Death and with stun­ning archi­tec­ture dot­ting it’s out­er rims, the pyra­mid of the moon sits at the north end of the Avenue of the Death, and despite being 43 metre in height offers an equal­ly stun­ning view of both the city of Teoti­huacán and the pyra­mid of the Sun from its sum­mit – with the pyra­mid of the moon being con­struct­ed on high­er ground that its sis­ter.  

Climbable via a series of direct steps ascend­ing to the top, the sum­mit of the pyra­mid of the moon is a great place to rest and take in all of the won­der of Teoti­huacán owing to its flat sur­face – as you are treat­ed to beau­ti­ful views of the pyra­mid of the sun as well as the whole of the ancient won­der of this mys­te­ri­ous city.  

The Jaguar Palace:

Sit­u­at­ed next to the pyra­mid of the moon, the Jaguar Palace fea­tures engraved carv­ings of giant Jaguars and incred­i­ble plaques in trib­ute to the ani­mal gods and leg­ends once wor­shipped by the res­i­dents at Teoti­huacán.  

Although rel­a­tive­ly small in com­par­i­son to both the pyra­mid of the sun or moon, the Jaguar Palace is con­sid­ered one of the most essen­tial and impor­tant tem­ples at the won­der – as it was believed to be used for plan­ning of events and human sac­ri­fices to appease the gods.  

The Jaguar Palace is also one of the few tem­ples where the inte­ri­or is known, with the palace con­tain­ing a series of gold and red shrines in trib­ute to the gods – which com­bined with its stun­ning inte­ri­or offers a tru­ly mean­ing­ful insight into the process and cul­ture of the res­i­dents of Teoti­huacán.  

Avenue of the Dead:

Con­tin­u­ing south from the stun­ning pyra­mid of the moon – and you’ll be jour­ney­ing along the well named avenue of the dead – that act­ed as the main street with­in the city run­ning from the North of the city to the south and con­nect­ed to the two pyra­mids with the oth­er high­lights of the city along­side it – in what may have been one of the first and longest main roads in civil­i­sa­tion.  

Named after what is now known as a false belief in that the mon­u­ments with­in Teoti­huacán con­tained tombs, a stroll along the avenue of the dead is not only a great chance to walk along one of the most strik­ing­ly named roads on the plan­et, but also allows you to retrace the steps trekked by civil­i­sa­tions dat­ing to the 1st cen­tu­ry – as you jour­ney along this road towards the next major high­light of Teoti­huacán – La Ciu­dadela Plaza.  

La Ciudadela Plaza:

Once believe to be the place where the rulers of Teoti­huacán and tis cit­i­zens resided, the city plaza or La Ciu­dadela Plaza are now sad­ly ruins of a gold­en area of Teoti­huacán, with the plaza now stand­ing as a large square upon which sits the ruins of the res­i­dence of for­mer kings.  

This ruins, which are believed to data back to 250 CE are enclosed by the remains of four wide walls, with­in which sit a series of pyra­mids which once rep­re­sent­ed the world of the liv­ing – and with­in which human remains and DNA have been dis­cov­ered. With these remains indi­cat­ing that indi­vid­u­als from all over south Amer­i­ca were bought to the plaza to be sac­ri­ficed.  

An area still being dis­cov­ered and exca­vat­ed and reveal­ing fas­ci­nat­ing insights into the life and pur­pose of Teoti­huacán – the Ciu­dadela plaza is offers you a chance to explore the remains of ruins that once housed revered lead­ers of the won­der of Teoti­huacán – and dive fur­ther into the mys­tery of this incred­i­ble won­der of the world.   

Temple of the Feathered Serpent:

Jour­ney­ing fur­ther down the avenue of the dead and the next major spot is the Tem­ple of the Feath­ered Ser­pent – which is also know as the Palace of the Quet­zal­pa­palotl.  

With a series of stun­ning ser­pent heads adorn­ing its side, the tem­ple, which is the third largest pyra­mid with­in the com­plex, has a grue­some his­to­ry – with it being here that human sac­ri­fices would have their hands tied and meet their end in an effort to appease the gods.  

Orig­i­nal­ly built across six dif­fer­ent lev­els –with each lev­el fea­tur­ing engraved ser­pent heads, carv­ings, and pan­els and strik­ing fanged trib­utes to the ser­pent god – mak­ing this unique and stun­ning tem­ple both a pho­tog­ra­phers dream and offer­ing a stun­ning insight into the cul­ture and belief of the once res­i­dents of Teoti­huacán.  

Additional Palaces: 

Along­side the main Palace’s and pyra­mids high­light­ed, there are three addi­tion­al palaces that we would high­light with­in the ancient city of Teoti­huacán that offer fas­ci­nat­ing insights into the archi­tec­ture and civil­i­sa­tion of the for­mer res­i­dents of Teoti­hua­can used to be the largest city in Mesoamer­i­ca with­in this won­der which are equal­ly stun­ning and worth of explo­ration.  

These palace’s which will for vis­i­tors who enter from Gate 1 be the first palace’s and expe­ri­ence of Teoti­huacán that you come upon, were first dis­cov­ered in the 1940’s and are worth explor­ing as they remain in almost per­fect­ly pre­served con­di­tion – giv­ing you a unique chance to explore the sites of Teoti­huacán in all their orig­i­nal glo­ry.  

The first of these are the twin palaces’ of Zacuala and Yayahuala, which are believed to have func­tioned as gate­hous­es and com­mu­nal liv­ing areas for low­er class cit­i­zens when Teoti­huacán was at its peak. With the twin tem­ples being con­struct­ed in an almost dor­mi­to­ry man­ner and the­o­rised to have facil­i­tat­ed shared liv­ing spaces that served those with­in La Ciu­dadela Plaza.   

Along­side these twin palace’s which offer a fas­ci­nat­ing insight into the struc­ture of astec soci­ety is the tow­er­ing palace of the Teti­t­la, which con­tains one of the best murals in the whole of Teoti­huacán – the mon­u­ment to the spi­der woman who stands aloft don­ning a series of well carved ani­mals sup­pos­ed­ly demon­strat­ing her prowess.  

The Teti­t­la tem­ple is also an incred­i­ble place to grab unique pho­tographs of the carv­ings and archi­tec­ture of Teoti­huacán – with the many walls of this palace adorned in carv­ings and trib­utes to ani­mals and gods, includ­ing Jaguars, snakes and birds – all of which are per­fect­ly pre­served. 

Exploring the history of Teotihuacán Further: 

In com­ple­ment to the stun­ning palace’s the expe­ri­ence of Teoti­huacán is fur­ther enhanced by delv­ing deep­er into the cul­ture and way of life with­in this ancient city, by vis­it­ing and explor­ing the series of on-site muse­ums.  

Offer­ing a fas­ci­nat­ing insight into the won­der before, there are two main muse­ums with­in Teoti­huacán that we’d rec­om­mend you don’t miss.  

Museo del Sitio –  Found next to the pyra­mid of the Sun, the Mue­so del sitio offers a chance to see dis­cov­ered arti­facts from inside the pyra­mid as well as a series of pre­served and recov­ered fres­co paint­ings and for those who dare a series of skele­tons of vic­tims of sac­ri­fices that were dis­cov­ered dur­ing exca­va­tions of the areas around the pyra­mids.  

Avail­able in mul­ti­ple lan­guages, the Mue­so del sitio also has a series of mod­ern ameni­ties includ­ing a small café – and for those who tru­ly want to step back in time a vir­tu­al real­i­ty cen­tre where users can expe­ri­ence the ancient way of life of Teoti­huacán – before head­ing back onto the avenue of the dead to retrace the steps of this ancient way of life.  

Teoti­huacán Muse­um of Archae­ol­o­gy – fea­tur­ing fur­ther archae­o­log­i­cal dis­cov­er­ies of the Teoti­huacán site, the muse­um of archae­ol­o­gy is one for the geol­o­gy buffs, as it fea­tures a series of guides as to the exca­va­tion process of Teoti­huacán – as well as a series of dis­cov­ered arti­facts and relics that are help­ing to unrav­el the mys­tery of Teoti­huacán – for fur­ther insight into this stun­ning won­der.   

Hot Air Balloon experience over Teotihuacán:

While tak­ing in the won­der and beau­ty of Teoti­huacán from the ground and re-trac­ing the steps of this ancient city is a true priv­i­lege – we’d real­ly rec­om­mend the exhil­a­rat­ing and incred­i­ble expe­ri­ence of a hot air bal­loon trip over Teoti­huacán to ensure you get to take in the full scope and beau­ty of this won­der.  

Best expe­ri­enced at sun­rise – to ensure you get both incred­i­ble views and pho­tos of the full glo­ry of the pyra­mids light­ing up in the ear­ly hours – as they have done for cen­turies, a hot air bal­loon trip gives you a tru­ly birds eye view over the full 20 kilo­me­tres of the ancient city let­ting you pick out the won­ders and glare down at the avenue of the dead – giv­ing you a fuller and deep­er appre­ci­a­tion of this ancient city.  

Com­ing in at around $130 Usd for a hot air bal­loon morn­ing flight and best arranged in advance as a trip from Mex­i­co City and then con­tin­u­ing on explor­ing the won­der at your own pace on the ground before hail­ing a taxi or bus back to Mex­i­co City, a hot air bal­loon trip offers stun­ning views over this won­der and is an incred­i­ble way to begin your explo­ration of the true won­der of the world of Teoti­huacán. 

How long to stay:

An incred­i­bly beau­ty ancient city, we’d rec­om­mend bud­get­ing a full day to vis­it the won­der of Teoti­huacán.  

For the best expe­ri­ence it’s impor­tant that this day starts very ear­ly if vis­it­ing in a day trip from Mex­i­co city – as you head to the won­der before the sun has risen to catch the glo­ri­ous sun­rise over the ancient city in a hot air bal­loon before being at the gates for 9am to enjoy three – four hours explor­ing the many archi­tec­tur­al won­ders and muse­ums then head­ing back to Mex­i­co City before the mid­day sun uncom­fort­ably hits the city and bus loads of tourists make the city becomes over­crowd­ed. 

Top Tip:

A beau­ti­ful won­der – a trip to Teoti­huacán can real­ly be made by the time and prepa­ra­tion you take when vis­it­ing it.  

First­ly we’d real­ly advise to get there ear­ly – to both avoid the crowds and see the stun­ning light­ing up of the pyra­mid of the sun in the morn­ing sun­light. While the city doesn’t offi­cial­ly open till 9am – if you book a bal­loon ride over the city for sun­rise and then time your vis­it to be in Teoti­huacán bang on 9am you’ll get the best of both worlds – with stun­ning ariel views of the city, and then incred­i­ble on the ground views over the pyra­mids and city absent flocks of tourists who arrive lat­er in the day.  

On top of this it’s impor­tant to be sure you fol­low the rules when vis­it­ing the won­der, espe­cial­ly when it comes to not touch­ing arti­facts and exhibits, with the rules which are well doc­u­ment­ed around the site being strict­ly enforced by local secu­ri­ty guards and no excep­tions giv­en to peo­ple who break these rules.  

It’s also impor­tant to remem­ber that Teoti­huacán is incred­i­bly hot – and blessed with exposed areas with a high sun, so be sure to come leathered up in sun­screen, with a good sol­id hat and plen­ty of water. While you can always take your chances with the local sou­venir sell­ers – who will no doubt fol­low you round on your trip – for a much more enjoy­able expe­ri­ence and to avoid com­ing back with some blis­ter­ing sun­burn, we’d real­ly rec­om­mend head­ing to Teoti­huacán ear­ly in the morn­ing and with plen­ty of sun pro­tec­tion.  

Cost:

Best done as a self-explo­ration trip from Mex­i­co City – and com­bined with both an ear­ly morn­ing hot air bal­loon ride and a view­ing of the incred­i­ble sun­rise hit­ting the stun­ning Pyra­mid of the Sun, you can find Teoti­huacán open 365 days a year between the hours of 9 – 5am.  

For costs, you can expect the entrance to Teoti­huacán to cost Mx 80 Pesos, ($4 Usd) – unless you’re a Mex­i­can nation­al enter­ing on a Sun­day, and tick­ets are avail­able either in advance online or at one of the mul­ti­ple entrance gates that will hit when you reach Teoti­huacán.  

For get­ting there, and exclud­ing the costs to Mex­i­co City – you have the choice of a bumpy bus ride from Mex­i­co City which will cost you MX 100 Pesos ($5 Usd) for a return trip, or for those who want door-to-door trans­porta­tion via Uber or a Taxi you can expect to pay Mx 1000 Pesos (rough­ly $50 Usd) for a round trip to the won­der – which we’d rec­om­mend as a con­ve­nient way to get there.  

For those who want the full Teoti­huacán expe­ri­ence and some incred­i­ble views and pho­tos of the won­der, then an ear­ly morn­ing hot air bal­loon tour over Teoti­huacán is an absolute must have expe­ri­ence – and you can expect tour to cost Mx 2400 Pesos ($120 Usd) – which may well be your biggest expense at the won­der but one which is high­ly rec­om­mend for an incred­i­ble and unfor­get­table expe­ri­ence.  

All in, you can there­fore expect a trip from Mex­i­co City to Teoti­huacán to cost between MX 200 pesos ($10 usd) to MX 3,500 Pesos ($180 Usd) 

Fun Fact:

Despite being one of the most long stand­ing and sto­ried won­der on the plan­et, Teoti­huacán still remains shroud­ed in mys­tery – both who con­struct­ed it and how the ancient city fell from being used.  

Its con­struc­tion remains such a mys­tery as the unique archi­tec­ture con­tains diverse ele­ments of both Mayan and Mix­tec cul­ture and design, with explor­ers unable to estab­lish a def­i­nite answer as to the true devel­op­er of this fas­ci­nat­ing ancient city.  

This mys­tery is fur­ther enhanced as the whole of the city is yet to be ful­ly explored – with exca­va­tion still going on under the main pyra­mids – with archae­ol­o­gists dis­cov­er­ing a series of inscrip­tions, buried remains and even a tomb buried beneath the two main pyra­mids – which are both fas­ci­nat­ing and add to the mys­tery of this incred­i­ble won­der.  

The city is also shroud­ed in leg­end regard­ing its col­lapse – with the­o­ries rang­ing from a nat­ur­al dis­as­ter to a polit­i­cal upris­ing – and while the exact ori­gin of its col­lapse will for­ev­er remain a mys­tery, what is clear is the unique and fas­ci­nat­ing archi­tec­ture and his­to­ry of this beau­ti­ful ancient city.  

Best photo spot: 

The many tem­ples and sights of Teoti­hua­can are a true pho­tog­ra­phers par­adise, with the stun­ning fres­cas, murals and archae­o­log­i­cal won­ders offer­ing a range of incred­i­ble pho­to shots and mem­o­ries.  

But for us there are two must have shots when vis­it­ing Teoti­hua­can – both of which will involve you get­ting up nice and ear­ly to catch the stun­ning sun­rise light­ing up the pyra­mids and mon­u­ments of this stun­ning ancient city.  

First up – and for those who don’t mind heights, is adren­a­line and thrill-seek­ing expe­ri­ence of glid­ing over Teoti­hua­can in an ear­ly morn­ing hot air bal­loon, from where you can tru­ly get a bird’s eye view of the ancient city.  

Best done as a day trip from Mex­i­co city, float­ing above the pyra­mids – and in par­tic­u­lar­ly the pyra­mids of the sun and moon – is tru­ly awe-inspir­ing but for aspir­ing pro­fes­sion­al pho­tog­ra­phers it’s here where you catch those stun­ning sweep­ing shots of the won­der and mar­vel at the true beau­ty of this ancient city with its ful­ly scale and led­gend laid out before you.  

For some­thing a bit more prac­ti­cal and afford­able – the next best option is to take in the glo­ri­ous sun­rise from inside the Teoti­hua­can com­plex – and specif­i­cal­ly from the roof of the pyra­mid of the moon – where you can climb to its flat and sit on the edge while watch­ing the sun bring to life the world’s third largest pyra­mid and the icon of Teoti­hua­can – the pyra­mid of the sun.  

A tru­ly mag­i­cal expe­ri­ence and one that lets you sit upon a won­der that is both draped in his­to­ry and has stood for cen­turies, the views from the top of the pyra­mid of the moon let you also take in panoram­ic views of the whole of the city and along the glo­ri­ous avenue of the dead that  carves through this incred­i­ble ancient city – with an ear­ly morn­ing hike to its the sum­mit to watch the beau­ti­ful sun­rise over the pyra­mid of the sun being one of the most stun­ning and pho­to­genic ways to expe­ri­ence the won­der of the world that is the ancient city of Teoti­hua­can.