More scenes from Mexico...
On our fourth day, we made our way over to the
Templo Mayor archaeological site and museum. The Aztec temple, built in the 14th century and dedicated to Tlaloc (the god of water and agriculture) and Huiztilopochtli (the god of war), was destroyed by the Spanish in 1521. It was "rediscovered" in fits and starts in the 19th century, with major excavations beginning in 1978. Below is a mishmash of photos that fails to do justice to the immensity of what's there.
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| A view of the Cathedral behind a temple wall |
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| This incense pot has quite the claw |
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| Tlaloc pot |
Representations of faces with flesh still on 'em...
...and without...
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| An intimidating [larger-than-life-sized-human]-sized bat god. |
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| An Aztec chacmool, happy to receive the hearts of the freshly sacrificed |
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| Need to update your temple? Just build a new layer on top of it. Layer upon layer... |
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