We followed the weather forecasts and we waited for the best day to visit the pyramids of Teotihuacán at 1h from Mexico City.
The site is huge and it is under the sun that we climbed the most impressive pyramid, the pyramid of the sun, it measures 220m long and 70m high, it is the third largest pyramid in the world, 3 million tons of stone have been required for its construction, which began in the year 100 AC. We climbed to the top to admire the view of the site and the region.

Like the pyramids of Egypt, the pyramids of Teotihuacán have been built over the position of stars. This is the most touristic place around Mexico City, but we were lucky that day, there were only very few tourists.
We could also see some paintings and sculptures still preserved and some reconstructed buildings.

After a little picnic, we climbed the Pyramid of the Moon, smaller but with the best view of the site. We loved that place.

Then we returned to Mexico City, we did a stop to visit the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadeloupe, where a holy black woman would have appeared several times in 1531, then few hundred years later, she was declared the Holy Empress of Latin America. Since the basilica every December 12th is an important site for faithful pilgrimage.

Then we climbed up the hill behind the church, where there is a beautiful garden and we had a beautiful view of the city.

To end the day we went to join Etienne, our French friend we had known in Cuba. Together we went to see a fight ” Lucha Libre”, it is a kind of Mexican version of Amercian Catch fighting.

The next day, we met Etienne again and went to visit the monument of the revolution, to enjoy the view from the top and to know a bit more of the history at the museum, where appeared the famous Pancho Villa and Emilliano Zapata.

We went to have lunch where there was a TV playing the football soccer game: Brazil-Mexico, and Brazil won again, yeaaah!

After that, we went to the Museum of Anthropology where we saw all the arts and stories of ancient civilizations of Mexico. One of the finest museum in the world, very well organized, with perfect lighting, we appreciated the visit very much.

Our last day in the city, we went to the district of Xochimilco to do a traditional boat tour. A pleasant and famous place, known for its lively place on sunny weekends, bad luck it was a weekday and it was not pleasant at all, the place was empty and kind of sad… So we decided to leave after taking a few pictures.

We went to the museum of Frida Kahlo, a famous Mexican artist, but unfortunately the place was in renovation, so one more time we left and went under the rain to Jardin Centenario to visit this alternative district.

In the evening, our Mexican friend David took us to the restaurant … Hmmmm… a small tasty restaurant, where even Bill Clinton and the King of Spain had dinner. As David knew the boss, we did enjoy several products that were not even on the menu, delicious! We finished the night having a Mojito at a cool bar and then good night.