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Mexico travelogue: Mayans, Aztecs and Spaniards
Blog post: Rise and fall of Xochicalco
Mexico travelogue: Mayans, Aztecs and Spaniards
Blog post: Rise and fall of Xochicalco
Gordita, one of my favorite streetfood
Curiosity of archeology geeks might be piqued by the unique angle of the pyramid walls in Xochicalco. It shows a clear a progression (improvement?) from Teotihuacan style of construction which itself was influenced by the Maya.
View from the hill on the main Xochicalco site
Pyramid on the lower level
Pyramid complex on the lower level and the central platform that was probably used for civic/religious ceremonies.
In the middle of the mountain ranges
Main Pyramid on the lower level and inscriptions in white stone
Pyramid complex on the lower level and the central platform that was probably used for civic/religious ceremonies.
Ball court, site of the ball game that lasted from hours to days and ended with the winning captain being sacrificed by the captain of the losing team.
Main Pyramid
The site of the ruins was dry and sparsely vegetated
Decorations on the Xochicalco pyramid wall
View from top of the hill
Ball court of a different style (more vertical than horizontal)
Neveria - icecream parlour 
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