March 12th saw us on the road with the Bingham's, Zapata's and Brother Moroni Gonzaga and his wife to El Tajin, in the state ofVeracruz about 150 miles and 4 hours driving from Mexico City. Again Hermano Moroni was our chauffeur and companion. Like we have mentioned before, it is so refreshing and necessary to get away from the city. To be able to breath clean air, see open spaces, and enjoy the peace and quiet. Now to say hear quiet may sound like a contradiction in terms, and it may be, but it is so nice to be able to hear. We could actually hear birds singing!
The ruins are quite impressive. Very different from the pyramids by Mexico City. El Tajin was a major civilization that flourished from 600 to 900 bc to the 1500's. It is a very beautiful place and we were impressed by the cleanliness of the area. The Mexican government has recently been making new facilities around the area (bathrooms, a small museum etc.) which made it feel comfortable. It is green and beautiful. Surrounding the ruins are many small "shops" where the local people sell their goods and Papantla, a nearly city, is famous for its vanilla. We found many people selling the vanilla pods, and many sizes of vanilla bottles.
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| Over 120 buildings or so |
These pyramids had a very different type of construction than we have seen at several other sites.
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Too steep to climb even if they allowed it!
Well, it looks like we will finish this one on a new page....too much fun! |
The ruins are quite impressive. Very different from the pyramids by Mexico City. El Tajin was a major civilization that flourished from 600 to 900 bc to the 1500's. It is a very beautiful place and we were impressed by the cleanliness of the area. The Mexican government has recently been making new facilities around the area (bathrooms, a small museum etc.) which made it feel comfortable. It is green and beautiful. Surrounding the ruins are many small "shops" where the local people sell their goods and Papantla, a nearly city, is famous for its vanilla. We found many people selling the vanilla pods, and many sizes of vanilla bottles.
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