I recently visited Mexico City and of course, I had to climb a pyramid. Not many people think of pyramids in Mexico.

Piramid del Sol (Pyramind of the Sun), is in Teotihuacan, the city of the Gods, which was founded around the time of Christ as one of the first major metropolitan areas in Mesoamerica. The name comes from the Aztecs, who visited the city of Teotihuacán centuries after it was abandoned.

This is the tallest of all the pyramids here, and is believed to be the site of many magical ceremonies. Archaeologists found a cloverleaf-shaped set of chambers deep inside the pyramid that were believed to be home to many fire and water rituals.

The Pyramid of the Sun is one of the largest structures of its type in the Western Hemisphere. It dominates the central city from the east side of the Avenue of the Dead. The pyramid rises 216 feet (66 metres) above ground level, and it measures approximately 720 by 760 feet (220 by 230 metres) at its base. It was constructed of about 1,000,000 cubic yards (765,000 cubic metres) of material, including hewed tezontle, a red coarse volcanic rock of the region.

Watch me as I walk down. Boy, it was scary.

On the way

When I turned round to see where I had climbed, I had a sudden panic attack and I kept wondering, “How on earth am I going to get back down?” but there were so many people climbing I thought, “if they can do it, I can do it too!”

My visit was awesome! Just wish I had something to hold on to.