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Teotihuacan Museum

Mexico
5.0 of 5 stars 17 Reviews
Type: History Museums
Description: This museum displays a large collection of artifacts found at Teotihuacán, one of Mexico's most important archaeological sites.
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Tokyo, Japan
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13 reviews 13 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 7, 2012

Good afternoon, If you are a fan of mesoamerican archaeology and want to find a very impressive and magical place you should visit Teotihuacan which means in nahuatl "Place made by Gods". Maybe you're asking why is Teotihuacan the most important trace in Mesoamerica? Many archaeologist think there were several reasons to think is the most important place: 1) unlike... More

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Pittsburgh, PA
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5 reviews 5 reviews
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22 helpful votes 22 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 3, 2012

A great museum to see before your trek up the pyramids. Very modern and pretty. Our kids (ages 10 and 12) enjoyed it as much as we did. More

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W.A.
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 8, 2011

We caught the train to Terminal Norte (Autobuses Mexico). When entering the Terminal Norte, turn left and walk to the last or second last desk on the concourse. Bus needs to be heading to ’Los Piramides”. (est;M$33 per person and run every 15 mins from 7am – 6pm). It obviously took longer than a tour bus but a fraction of... More

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kamloops
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed August 30, 2011
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Our friend's cousin took us there , since he lives in Mexico city. It was Spring Equinox, and we were treated to the most spectacular holiday we were privileged to go to. T housands of people gathered, dressed in White (rebirth) climbing the pyramid of the Sun and Pyramid of the moon. In the walkways to the pyramids peddlers or... More

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Los Angeles, California
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12 reviews 12 reviews
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed August 27, 2011
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This is a no miss,mind blowing, arqueological site you defentivley have to take the hole day to go there we stay in a little hotel Casa Roa that was very convinient to the ruins they recomend to take a taxi,they call for us (not related to any expensive" tours") that stay all day with us and drive us arround (for... More

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Fall City, Washington
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52 reviews 52 reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
23 helpful votes 23 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed July 14, 2011

Our last activity of a week's visit to the area was to spend the day at the huge Teotihuacan archaeological site only 25 miles from Mexico City. Having visited the Mayan ruins of Chitzen Itza, Tulum and Kohunlich last year in the Yucatan I was still unprepared for the massive size of the pyramids and scale of the site. At... More

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Zurich, Switzerland
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5 reviews 5 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 19, 2010

The museum gives an useful overview of the site with a beautiful collection of artefacts. More

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San Jose del Cabo, Mexico
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57 reviews 57 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 27, 2012
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Caracas, Venezuela
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9 reviews 9 reviews
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 26, 2012
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Moscow, Russia
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105 reviews 105 reviews
Reviews in 28 cities Reviews in 28 cities
40 helpful votes 40 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 20, 2011
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