There were protests going on outside the theatre when we got out.
This is the theatre. It is beautiful.
Next, we headed to the Anthropology museum. We only saw a small portion of the museum. It is huge. Before we went in, I ate crickets for the first time. They were yummy.
Dr. McCormick and her son ate one with me. No one else was interested.
The museum has 80% original pieces and 20% reproductions.
This is from the Cultures of the Gulf Coast - Olmecs section of the museum. This one is considered medium sized. There are some 4 times bigger. This one piece weighs 5 tons.
This is the God of the Underworld 500-800 AD
Mayans believed humans were created from corn paste.
These jade pieces were found in a tomb from 1949 to 1952. They belonged to Pakal who ruled from 613 to 673.
Notice the door also functions as the mouth of the God. This is a replica of a Mayan temple found in the Yucatan peninsula.
Dr. McCormick fed a squirrel at lunch.
This is a replica of the pyramids we climbed. The colors are what they would have looked like then.
This is what the famous ball game they used to play consisted of. Players used their ankles, feet, knees, etc. (no hands) to get a ball through the hole. Afterwards, a sacrifice of decapitation or heart extraction was done in the ballcourt structure. Some people believe the victor was the one sacrificed.
This Mayan sun calendar was my favorite part. I saw much more than this, but these are the highlights.
Finally, this is a model of whatMexico City used to look like.
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