Among the archeological sites found in Mexico that are open to the public, Teotihuacan is one of the most visited by tourists from all over the world, even more than Chichen Itza and Monte Alban.
It is usual, among the people who visit Mexico City for their first time, to take some pictures at the top of the Pyramid of the Sun, as a token to remember the tiring trek up the dozens of very small and steep stairs, in order to “recharge with positive energy”.
Although some of these popular beliefs derive from recent movements such as the new age, it is true that you can feel a mystic and enigmatic presence when walking through the historical roads of the site, between the elite houses of the ancient Teotihuacan society.
And it is not just us that perceive this mysterious feeling: half a millennium ago, the Mexica, trying to understand how such a grand and majestic city ended up being abandoned, decided to entitle it as “the City of Gods” and to establish it as the origin of the Fifth Sun, so that it effectively became the birthplace of the last era of the world as we know it.
Beyond myths and tales, it is actually proven that, in order to build it, its architects observed the position of the celestial bodies, taking into consideration the calendar in order to mark ritual and agricultural seasons.
Besides, we can’t overlook the strange coincidences with the construction of the Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt: they have striking architectural similarities, even if built by two completely unrelated societies.
What do you expect to find when you play Mictlan and go visit Teotihuacan?
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