
I’ve always been fascinated by ancient civilisations and the monuments they’ve constructed over the
Getting there
Following our house sit in Patzcuaro we planned to spend about 10 days exploring Mexico City. Mexico City has 4 major bus terminals aligned with the cardinal points of the compass and we were arriving at the cities North bus station. It made more sense for us to continue our journey from there to Teotihuacan rather than go to our Airbnb near the city centre and then re-trace our footsteps on another day back to the North bus station.
The journey cost $54 pesos (AUD$3.80) each and after some confusion with the ticket
Our house sitting friends, Rob and Sandy (Leaving The Islands), had visited a few weeks earlier and provided some useful info about where we should and shouldn’t disembark the bus which proved very useful. The site is extremely large and there are 5 gates providing access around the perimeter. Our local

A pleasant surprise
We rose early for our day exploring Teotihuacan to ensure we were at the site for the

Video tour of our day
I also put together a video of our day climbing the pyramids so if you prefer video go to the end of this post to take a look.
Pyramid of the Sun
We made the


Pyramid of the Moon
Following our


The view from here is spectacular as you gaze down the Avenue of the Dead with the Pyramid of the Sun dominating the vista on the left hand side.

Museo De Los Murales
Having completed all of the major climbing for the day we set about exploring the other areas of the site. Just near gate 3 is the Museo De Los
Many rescued and excavated murals are available to see at this museum. It is outside the archaeological site however your entrance ticket provides free access to the museum. The signage showing the way there is a little confusing but we persevered and found the museum. When exiting gate 3 you should turn right and follow the footpath for about 5-8 minutes. You’ll come across the museum car park on the right and you can enter via there.
Palace of Quetzalpapálotl
After wandering around the mural museum we returned to the archaeological site and visited the interesting Palace of Quetzalpapálotl. This complex was the abode of the high priests. Parts of the building are in very good condition and some of the original colours are still visible after all this time.
Archaeological Museum

Not far from the Pyramid of the Sun and gate 5 is the archaeological museum of the site. We wandered around the museum reading about the history of the site and were amazed at some of the interesting items that have been excavated there.
Lunch options
You are able to exit and re-enter the site multiple times over the course of the day. This makes it easy to eat at one of the many restaurants outside the site (particularly outside gates 2 and 5). We had read about one particular restaurant located in an underground cave called La Gruta. It is quite unique and has prices to match so after taking a quick look we then ate elsewhere!!

We spent the afternoon walking the complete length of the Avenue of the Dead and checking out the various temple bases and remains of settlements along both sides of the road. We discovered that the Teotihuacan’s had also re-directed a river so that the Avenue could follow its intended route.
Temple of the Feathered Serpent

The final ‘sight’ was the Temple of the Feathered Serpent. This area was the administrative and political centre of the ancient city. From a distance it just looks like a typical temple but upon closer

We’d spent 7 hours wandering the huge site and decided that our day exploring Teotihuacan should come to an end. As we left (via gate 1) we had a chuckle at a sign just near the entrance showing that the pyramids hadn’t been built by aliens!! It was a nice way to end an epic day.

Costs
We definitely recommend making the effort to visit here.
Visiting Teotihuacan is not an expensive exercise – the entrance fee is only $70 pesos (AUD$5).
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Stunning! Teotihuacan is definitely on our list of places we need to visit in Mexico and this article will be very helpful. Thanks for sharing!
You’re welcome. Glad you enjoyed the post Julia. You should definitely make the effort to visit – either on a tour or independently.
You’ve really captured the experience brilliantly. Makes me want to return.
Thanks Sue, we had a wonderful day and leveraged our day off your visit too.
sounds like a great day out but are you sure they were not built by aliens???!!!
Ha ha Chris – I believe everything that I read!!!!