Teotihuacan. Live a great experience with an archaeologist

What's included

What you'll see and do

1. Piramide de la Serpiente Emplumada

   Considered as one of the most beautiful pre-Hispanic buildings in Mexico. It is decorated with sculptures, weighing one tonne, depicting heads of snakes and rain deity; as well as reliefs of rattlesnakes, shells and sea snails. It was built around 250 AD and destroyed and buried by the Teotihuacans themselves in 350 AD.

   40 minutes here · Admission included

2. Piramide de la Luna

   One of the most important Pyramids of the city, whose axes align with the planet venus and the Moon, which allows to associate it with a feminine character. It has a height of 45 m and base 130 m per side.

   20 minutes here · Admission included

3. Piramide del Sol

   Considered to be the third largest building in antiquity. It is 65 m high and 240 - 245 m at its base. Its construction took about 150 years, from the beginning of our era to 150. It is considered to be the center of a "horizon calendar", because its axes are aligned to sunrises and sunsets on specific dates, as well as solstices, dividing the solar year into two periods of 52 and two of 130 days.

   30 minutes here · Admission included

4. Our archaeologist will explain part of the Teotihuacan construction system, as well as the importance of mural painting in the city with the presence of various plant and animal species, very important for the worldview not only Teotihuacan, but of all the ancient cultures of Mexico

   15 minutes here · Admission included

5. Here we will see how in the way of seeing the world of the ancient Teotihuacan population, the fiercest and most dangerous animals came to have a very special symbolism related to power, rain, night and climatic phenomena

   10 minutes here · Admission included

6. Our archaeologist will explain how architecture, painting and sculpture are integrated in Teotihuacan to form in the same space a set full of symbolism and references to archaeoastronomical phenomena

   20 minutes here · Admission included

7. We will walk a little along the main axis of the city, 2 km long, which connects with the most important buildings. While our archaeologist explains relevant aspects of the site.

   30 minutes here

8. San Francisco Mazapa

   We will visit an artisan workshop where we will explain how it was worked and the uses and type of the most important material, not only in Teotihuacan, but in all of ancient Mexico: obsidian, glass of volcanic origin. In addition, we will talk about the cultivation and uses of an agave that has been fundamental for millennia: maguey, as well as we can taste some of the products obtained from it, such as the fermented called pulque

   30 minutes here

Where it starts and ends

Before you book

Cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Languages

es

Ticket

Mobile Only

Runs on

Every day

Group size

Up to 15 travelers per booking

Operated by

Arqueonáutica Turismo Cultural

Know before you go

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• Not recommended for children under 3 years

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