TEOTIHUACAN - CITY OF THE GODS (4)Now we will walk south along the Avenue of the Dead from the Pyramid of the Moon toward the Pyramid of the Sun.

The plaza in front of the Pyramid of the Moon is surrounded by twelve temples. In the center is a platform which may have been used for religious dances
 

The Avenue of the Dead stretches the entire length of the city. It was given that name by the Aztecs. When they arrived in the area, centuries after the city was abandoned, they found the ruins covered with earth. They assumed that the structures were burial mounds.
 

Teotihuacan was a city adorned with mural paintings. Traces of artwork, such as this along the Avenue of the Dead, still remain.
 

Looking back toward the Pyramid of the Moon as we continue along the Avenue of the Dead.