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Cesar R M

Cesar R M

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betty rose said:
Again, thanks I'm enjoying your commentary too. I love the statues. Were they God's that were worshiped?
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They were warriors. Representing the god of Quetzalcoatl.
But yeah, their size was for intimidating. Supposedly these warriors were over 2 meters tall and extremely strong. Used to crush other groups like the Mayans.
Who knows if it was true or just propaganda for their victories.
 
Songbird76

Songbird76

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MOXOMUMD said:
We bake one type of cookie then move on to the next as a team. It's quicker that way. It's also easier to clean up. That's the part I hate. My daughter's been baking on her own since she was about 8 with supervision. Over the past few years she's been doing it on her own. This will be the first year she does the Thanksgiving meal by herself. Herb roasted turkey bre-ast, real mashed potatoes with turkey drippings gravy, broccoli/cauliflower casserole, yeast rolls and pumpkin gingerbread pie for dessert. :hungry:
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Broccoli/cauliflower casserole..that sounds delicious. What is in it? Is it a creamy type thing? We always did green bean casserole and it was my favorite.
 
Songbird76

Songbird76

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Cesar R M said:
Part 2 of the Trip Report!

After reaching Pachuca (I had no idea as I had never visited the place before).
So we went out of the bus and found a cab.
Then we went out to our hotel, which was in the historic downtown.

Now.. a funny thing about pachuca, the way it grew is very similar to my own hometown.
The small historic downtown was lodged near mountains, with a plaza and everything.
But it soon started to grow outwards (think of it like a volcano lava spill).
The city is now huge and the downtown administrative offices were moved elsewhere as the historic area has only TINY roads, big plazas and a ton of historic buildings.

Our hotel was part of a small chain that had hotels all around the historic area. including 2 which were face to face (opposite sides) of the main Monumental Tower clock.
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Pardon the photo. this one was of later night.


Anyway, there were a few things wrong. First we had paid for a bigger room with 3 beds (Jr Suite) and they only gave us a 2 beds. So we had to scramble.. the hotel sadly was full.
So no changes... We got an additional portable bed later on for me.

Anyway.. This place is COLD..
But in a different way.. Cold, Dry and the temp drops depended on the wind. So if there was no wind, the climate was perfect for walking moving around (15 to 20C).
But when wind started to pick up, temps dropped to 5C-10C.

Anyway, we left our things, packed our needs, I packed my camera.. and we went downstairs to meet our first "Guide" of our paid private tour (only for us) to meet our first Disappointment.

The guide was all nice and with good manners, but he knew NOTHING. He was like.. a foreign trying to give a guide to other people from out of town.
He knew not much and hardly had answers for our questions.
So we just went to the Tula archaeological zones. Where the Giants of Tula are located (Atlantes de Tula).

These towering pillars unlike what many expect. Are not "Telas" or just pillars with historic value. They were actually pillars holding a covered palace.
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Funny thing about this thing.
The entire Tula zone was completely covered and overgrowth with dirt, sand and vegetation. Protecting it from the spanish conquistadores who used to destroy anything they deemed "un christian".
This preserved the area pretty well and the area wasnt fully excavated until the 1940's.
These towering things are higher than 4 meters tall.
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Anyway, Thank god our trip had a local guide included. An elderly man in his 70's.
He lived in the complex and his father worked with the person who uncovered and studied the Tula complex.
He was very well knowledged in everything, including medicinal plants. He gave us a nice lecture as we went from a different path from the "tourists". Including a secondary entrance so you can see the real front of the pyramids (the photo above is from the "back")
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Have Panoramas!

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Note that the buildings have very similar building style as the Yucatan's Chicken Itza's Templo de los Guerreros (thousand pillar platform)
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Wow...all the history!! It's too bad the first guide didn't know anything about it. That would have been a real disappointment. I love history. That clock tower is gorgeous, and the view from the giants is gorgeous. I'll have to look that up!!
 
Cesar R M

Cesar R M

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Songbird76 said:
Wow...all the history!! It's too bad the first guide didn't know anything about it. That would have been a real disappointment. I love history. That clock tower is gorgeous, and the view from the giants is gorgeous. I'll have to look that up!!
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Fun facts:

  • The elderly guide that we got in Tula has 60+ years of experience. So it sort of balanced it out. Since it was a private tour. We could talk freely with him. He also gave us a guide of all medicinal plants on the area. From cactuses (10+ varieties in the area) and flowers..etc..
  • The clock of Puebla (Reloj Monumental).. was made by the same company that made the Big Ben and supposedly it has the same kind of mechanisms. The clock is more than 100 years old.
 
Figgy1

Figgy1

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Cesar R M said:
Fun facts:

  • The elderly guide that we got in Tula has 60+ years of experience. So it sort of balanced it out. Since it was a private tour. We could talk freely with him. He also gave us a guide of all medicinal plants on the area. From cactuses (10+ varieties in the area) and flowers..etc..
  • The clock of Puebla (Reloj Monumental).. was made by the same company that made the Big Ben and supposedly it has the same kind of mechanisms. The clock is more than 100 years old.
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I think I need a winter trip down there, very interesting
 

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