Lakes of mercury and human sacrifices after 1,800 years, Teotihuacan reveals its treasures

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10. My family made several vacation trips to Mexico in the 60s.

My first time there, I was about 12 years old. My dad was fascinated by the culture there and had read up on the Aztecs, Toltecs and Mayans so, of course, many of our stops were at archeological sites and museums. I remember very well climbing to the top of the Pyramid to the Sun and gazing at all the things in the vicinity from atop the large pyramid. The nearby Pyramid to the Moon was smaller but similar in style to the Pyramid to the Sun. We saw all kinds of carved statues and posed with quite a few. Daddy knew a lot about the history and explained to us what they were thought to depict.

If he was alive today, I know he would love to go back and see other artifacts that have been discovered since we were there. There is so much to be gleaned from the things they left behind and will add more to what we already know about human attempts to explain who we are and why we are here. I have to admit, I would also like to go back to those places we saw, although I am pretty sure I would not be scampering up those steps to the top of the Pyramids with the same vigor I had as a 12 year old!