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Teotihuacan
[Mound
Builders] [Mexico City] [Artists-Musicians-Dancers]
[Friends] [Bibliography and References]
[Excavations]
[Tempantitla] [Tetitla]
[Palaces and Temples]
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Reflections of
Teotihuacan
City of the Gods
According to Don
Miguel Ruiz, the Toltec, who built Teotihuacan, were not a distinct race of people, but were
groups of people that came from several tribes who had achieved a
high level of spiritual enlightenment.
Toltec means "Artist of the Spirit".
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Goddess of
Water--Chalchiuhtlicue
In ancient
times, the Goddess of Water stood in front of the Moon Pyramid at
Teotihuacan. Originally her skirt was jade and she had turquoise earrings. At one time she had
a gold pendant in the center of her chest, but it was stolen.
She was the wife of Tlaloc, the Rain God. According to Don
Miguel Ruiz, she was discovered
over a hundred years ago, lying face down, on the west side of the
Moon Pyramid. She is 16 feet high and weighs 22 tons.
Museo National
de Anthropologia
Mexico
City
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Sun Pyramid From
the Top of the
Moon Pyramid
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Moon Pyramid
From
the Top of the
Sun Pyramid
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Avenue of the
Dead
From Top of Moon
Pyramid
The Avenue of
the Dead is over a mile long and runs from North to South, with the
Moon Pyramid at the North end.
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Guardian Stone
of
the Moon Pyramid
If you look
closely, you can see a face!!
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Pyramid of
Quetzlecoatl
The carved heads are
of Quetzlecoatl (Feathered Serpent), Tlaloc (Rain God) or Quetzalpapalotl
(Butterfly God), and the jaguar. The temple in front of the pyramid
is dedicated to Quetzlecoatl and Venus, Goddess of Love. It is
located at the South end of the Avenue of the Dead on the East side.
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Museo National de
Anthropologia,
Mexico City
A replica of the
pyramid of Quetzlecoatl, that has been painted with colors as they once
were.
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From the Moon
Pyramid During
ancient times, Teotihuacan was surrounded by villages. At the
present time, there are seven small villages around
Teotihuacan.
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Cathedral at San
Juan near Teotihuacan
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