Visit to Teotihuacan pyramids, Shrine of Guadalupe and Square of the three cultures

Mexico is very rich in culture, and today Ming Hwee and myself went for a tour organized by our hotel, that would bring us to the Square of the Three Cultures, the Teotihuacan pyramids and the Shrine of Guadalupe.

The day started early: the tour guide went to pick us up at 830am sharp. We went around the city to get the other tour members, and started the tour by a quick stop at the Square of the Three Cultures. Behind this very nice name is just a square with very small pyramids rests, a church surrounded by some buildings. Nothing much to see, and we didn't actually get the chance to walk in.

We then headed for the Teotihucan pyramids, located east of Mexico, a 50km ride. During the ride we saw all the slums and I was shocked by the number of them, all at mere meters of the highway. Mexico is the largest city of the world, with more than 28million souls living there.

Before heading for the pyramids, we did a stop in a shop / distillery, where they explained us from where the tequila comes from and other usages of the plant itself (see the pictures in the picasa album). We spent some time there to taste the local tequila and buy some souvenirs (I bough a small statue made out of some black volcanic stone). I tried a very special tequila, that has a worm inside the bottle. The persons who finishes the bottle will have to eat the worm, hence granting him 7 years of good luck.

After the shop time, we went to visit the pyramids, where we were given 2h time to go up and down the two different pyramids and walk in the Avenue of the Deads. No need to say that under the heavy sun the ascension was tiring, but definitely worth it. The view was astonishing and the breeze at the top was sooo nice The only thing that went to spoil a bit the experience was the crowd of people trying to sell you cheap stuff at all cost. Kind of reminded me Bangkok and the hard core sellers there.

After the pyramids and a good lunch in a restaurant nearby (we managed to get a glimpse of the world cup match Germany-Australia, 4-0!) we went back to Mexico for our last stop: the Shrine of Guadalupe, the largest Latin American tribute to the Virgin of Guadalupe. The church was amazingly big, and there were a total of 6 f them in the site.

Nice journey, nice tour, but tiring!

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