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Can you pronounce the name of the city Teotihuacan? Teotihuacan. It's another language. If you pronounce Teotihuacan, you're speaking in Nahuatl. Nahuatl language. Who spoke Nahuatl in Mexico? Aztecas. I'm sure that you know something about Aztec civilization. Amigos, Aztec people, this civilization, this is older than the Aztecs. This is not an Aztec place. And the names here, all of them are in Nahuatl language. Because Aztec people, they came here. They found the city. Aztecas, they found the city empty. And they saw the construction and they thought that the city was built by the gods. For that reason, Aztecas, they decided to put the name to the city. Amigos, it's possible that Torihuacan is not the name of this side. We don't know the original name. Why? This civilization teotihuacanans they didn't leave with writing books we don't know the main language that they spoke about this area we know right now that this civilization they just start to build this city 2 000 years ago maybe 200 years this year we know about this side by excavation you know archaeologists here in my course okay friends so let me show you another picture about this side amigos how look the city teotihuacan In the year, 300, 400 after Christ. Something like this. This civilization, they cover everything with estoco. They used estoco color. The main color, it was red color. Why red color? It means fertility, life, and sacrifice. We obtained colors to use on estoco from minerals. All of them were minerals. You have three hours to see everything, but it's better if you know the history of the Kiwakanos. But you are free. You decide if you want to walk by yourself inside. Okay, friends? So because we have an experience for you. The experience that we offer to you is for three hours.
