Day 4

Day 4: Temple of the Sun and Moon 

FUN FACT: Did you know that pyramids aren’t just found in Egypt? Mexico has two large pyramids known as the pyramids of the sun and moon. 
Guess what I did?!?! After 40 minutes, I made it to the top of the pyramid of the Sun and was able to look over the Pyramid of the Moon in the ancient city of Teotihuacan. The view was absolutely breathtaking & definitely worth climbing the steep stairs. 

We were then invited to visit the Guadalupe missionaries seminary at Tlalpan. Here we were able to have free time playing sports with the seminarians before enjoying a delicious dinner and entertaining cultural dance with the locals.





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  1. Mrs FardellJanuary 23, 2019 at 10:43 AM

    That looks amazing. What a great experience and a great workout lol. I didn't know they had pyramids. Interesting

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  2. Mrs StandringJanuary 24, 2019 at 2:12 AM

    So insightful - I didn't know about the pyramids either. Amazing

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