tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1982751515815933575.post4841839046962085235..comments2024-02-01T06:26:26.678+07:00Comments on Brit Abroad: TeotihuacanDavid Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09194131397703588061noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1982751515815933575.post-46527601410580812212014-12-05T12:05:25.306+07:002014-12-05T12:05:25.306+07:00Not Mayan, Teotihuacano (who probably spoke Mixe-Z...Not Mayan, Teotihuacano (who probably spoke Mixe-Zoque) - the Maya were/are at least 500 miles east of you. The pyramids were overgrown at least up until the 1800s, as can be seen in a 19th century painting of them by Jose Maria Velasco which is probably still in the National Gallery (near Bellas Artes) - overgrown to the extent of resembling slightly angular hills. See also the Cholula pyramid which I think may be bigger than the one in Teotihuacan and is still mostly covered over with a church built on top.Lawrence Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17090260063135283767noreply@blogger.com