Another Sunday, and another excursion with the school. This time we went to Theotihuacan and Mexico City. Gabriela came with us, and between her and our other guide made the trip very enjoyable.
Teotihuacan is a vast Mexican archaeological complex northeast of Mexico City. Running down the middle of the site (which was once a flourishing pre-Columbian city) is the Avenue of the Dead. It links the Temple of Quetzalcoatl, the Pyramid of the Moon and the Pyramid of the Sun, the latter two with wonderful panoramic views from their summits.
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| Temple of Quetzalcoatl |
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| me and Gabriela, Avenue of the Dead |
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| Pyramid of the Sun |
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| Pyramid of the Moon |
We then went to Mexico City and visited los Pinos. Los Pinos was the official residence and office of the President of Mexico, from 1934 to 2018. Located in the Bosque de Chapultepec in central Mexico City, it became the presidential seat in 1934, when Gen. Lázaro Cárdenas became the first president to live there. Fortunately it became possible to visit these expansive grounds and residences December 1st, 2018, when the current President, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, decided that it was going to become a cultural site for all Mexicans, instead of an opulent Presidential residence.
We then made our way back to our bus to go to the Zocalo. The Zócalo is the common name of the main square in central Mexico City. Prior to the colonial period, it was the main ceremonial center in the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan. The plaza used to be known simply as the "Main Square" or "Arms Square" but today its formal name is Plaza de la Constitución.
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| view from the restaurant where we had supper |
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| entrance to the Cathedral |
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| the National Palace, or Government House |
And then it was time to get back on the bus and head back to Puebla. We picked up some beers along the way and had ourselves a party. You can just imagine what we looked like the next morning, lol. Marie
