As I said before, in Mexico I went to the Teotihuacan pyramids which I thought were pretty cool. I climbed all the way to the top of each pyramid, and was always the first one up and down. My mom wanted me to choose 3 things I liked the most about the pyramids but I actually enjoyed the whole trip, I thought it was very interesting.

The “Pyramid of the Sun” was built between 100 A.D and 150 A.D. Then was rebuilt about 50 years later. The first time it was built it had a temple at the top which made it 249 feet tall and 738 feet across one side of the base. The Pyramid of the Sun is the third largest pyramid in the world. These pyramids were twenty five miles northeast of what is now Mexico City.

Here I am in front of the “Pyramid of the Sun.”

In this picture it shows me on the top of the “Pyramid of the Sun” before anyone else that was on the trip with me. When people get to the top of the pyramid they like to raise their hands to get solar energy from the sun, so here i am also doing that.

Another pyramid I got to see was the “Pyramid of the Moon”. This pyramid was built in the first century after Christ. Then it was also rebuilt about 50 years later. During the rebuild it was made to be the size it is today. Today this pyramid is 138 feet tall and 492 feet across one side of the base.

In this picture you can see the “Pyramid of the Sun” on the right and the “Pyramid of the Moon on the left.

The people of Teotihuacan believed in Gods and would sacrifice anybody, including children to get rain. Only priests were allowed to climb the steps of the pyramids for rituals and ceremonies. The Teotihuacan pyramids were abandoned around the year of 800, because they had very little water since it never rained.