Field Trip Itinerary
PRICE: $75 U.S.
OR PESO EQUIVALENT
6:45 am Meet at the Instituto Allende main entrance.
7:00 am Departure to Teotihuacan Archaeological
Site
8:15 am A short stop for coffee and toilette
10:15 am Arrival to Teotihuacan Archaeological Site,
visit to the Main Area
12:30 am Visit to the Mural Painting Palaces outside
main area.
PER PERSON
INSTITUTO ALLENDE
&
Artisans of Time
Cultural Project
Includes: Transportation, guides,
entrance fees, one meal.
TIPS ARE NOT INCLUDED
2:30 pm Lunch
3.30 pm Visit to Martinez Family Obsidian Workshop
P RESENTS
A SPECTS OF M EXICO
L ECTURES + F IELD T RIPS:
4:30 pm Departure to San Miguel
7:30 pm Arrival to Instituto Allende
Refund Policy:
100% Refund if notified 7 days prior to departure
The Instituto Allende is not responsible for
changes in the itinerary for unexpected situations
out of our will the day or days of the Field Trips.
50% Refund if notified 4 days prior to departure.
NO Refund if notified 4 days prior to departure.
F OR
MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
I NSTITUTO A LLENDE
Ancha de San Antonio #20
San Miguel de Allende, GTO.
37700, Mexico
Teléfono: (415) 152 0226 / 152 01 73
www.institutoallende.com.mx
[email protected]
Cosmic Cities
of Ancient Mexico:
TEOTIHUACAN
TEOTIHUACAN
Aspects of Mexico Lectures + Field Trips
Continuing a tradition started decades ago by Stirling Dickinson, Instituto Allende and Artisans of
Time want to present you the perfect blend to get
a closer look to the cultural and historical complexity of Mexico: Lectures plus field trips.
Our second Lecture + Field Trip experience is
dedicated to the prehispanic city of Teotihuacan.
Teotihuacan was the most important capital of
Ancient Mexico during the Classic period (200650). Its influenced can be traced in several areas
and cities of Mesoamerica: Monte Albán, Tikal,
Copán, etc.
For the mexicas or Aztecs it was the place of the
mythological creation of the Sun and the Moon of
the Fifth Era and they inheritated a tradition the
begun in that city.
The monumental architecture is the distinctive
element of Teotihuacan with its famous pyramids
of the Sun and the Moon, the Avenue of Dead and
the great Feathered Serpent Temple.
Not very well known for the general public is the
magnificent mural painting tradition of the city.
This art express the worldview of the ancient citizens and give us a closer look to their aesthetics
ideas. In this cultural and travel experience we are
going to explore some of the most significant
places for them.
LECTURE
The main topic on the slideshow-lecture is going to
be the significance of the sun in the Mesoamerican
worldview, a review of archeoastronomical examples of prehispanic cities, and an introduction to the
archeology of Teotihuacan.
FIELD TRIP
In this field trip we are going to visit the great city
and ceremonial center of Teotihuacan. The city
started as an small village but transformed itself on
the most important multi-cultural capital in Mesoamerica.
In our first stop we are going to visit the Sun and the
Moon Pyramid, the Feathered Serpent Temple, the
Quetzalpapalotl Palace and the Avenue of Dead, all
located in the main archaeological site.
After that we are going to visit some of the royal
palaces located outside the main area to see some of
the best examples of Teotihuacan Mural painting.
We have dinner in a typical restaurant of the place
and we end our field trip with a visit to the Martinez
family Obsidian Workshop, a close-look to the
main handicrafts of the area with one of the families
that masters the work with the black obsidian stone.
The Aspects of Mexico Lecture + field trip experiences are lead by Mexican anthropologist Alberto
Aveleyra, manager of the cultural research and divulgation project Artisans of Time.
Aveleyra has made research on Mexico
history and cultures for the last 12 years,
winner of the National Price of History on
National Symbols.