The Route
Visitors may enter the Archeological Zone through any one of five entrances (Puertas). I have organized this Walking Tour to enter at Puerta 1, located at the southern edge of the ancient ceremonial/civic precinct. I suspect this was where most ancient visitors entered the city. From there we go to the Ciudadela (Citadel) and then walk north along the Street of the Dead.
After crossing the Rio San Juan we visit the Complex of the Superimposed Buildings; next we cross the Street of the Dead and follow the dirt road that goes directly to the Site Museum, following the sign that says Museo. No, we are not lost as we stroll over the open fields. Just stay on the road. After the Site Museum, we walk around the Sun Pyramid. Then we amble up the Street of the Dead to the Moon Plaza, the Palacio de Quetzalpapalotl and the Moon Pyramid. Finally, we head west to the Museum of the Murals.
After visiting this fascinating repository of Teotihuacán's unique mural art, I would call it a day. If you want to get back to the Puerta through which you entered the Archaeological Zone, you may either walk back down the Street of the Dead, or hire a taxi on the ring road (the Periférico) that circumnavigates the Archaeological Zone.
This map is modified from Martha L. Sempowski and Michael W. Spence, Mortuary Practices and Skeletal Remains at Teotihuacán, University of Utah Press, 1994
Written by Richard A. Diehl
