Excavated

Posted: August 25th, 2021 | Filed under: Out Of Town

It is astonishing how much stuff has been excavated from the Templo Mayor site:

Museo del Templo Mayor, Centro Histórico, Mexico City/Ciudad de México, Mexico, August 20, 2021

Templo Mayor, Centro Histórico, Mexico City/Ciudad de México, Mexico, August 20, 2021

Museo del Templo Mayor, Centro Histórico, Mexico City/Ciudad de México, Mexico, August 20, 2021

Skull Masks, Museo del Templo Mayor, Centro Histórico, Mexico City/Ciudad de México, Mexico, August 20, 2021

Museo del Templo Mayor, Centro Histórico, Mexico City/Ciudad de México, Mexico, August 20, 2021

The museum itself is impressive, too, with a big central atrium highlighting artifacts and panoramic views of the site:

Museo del Templo Mayor, Centro Histórico, Mexico City/Ciudad de México, Mexico, August 20, 2021

Museo del Templo Mayor, Centro Histórico, Mexico City/Ciudad de México, Mexico, August 20, 2021

Templo Mayor Site From Museo del Templo Mayor, Centro Histórico, Mexico City/Ciudad de México, Mexico, August 20, 2021

We had lunch at nearby El Taquito, an institution, which was great:

El Taquito, Centro Histórico, Mexico City/Ciudad de México, Mexico, August 20, 2021

Cecina de Oaxaca, El Taquito, Centro Histórico, Mexico City/Ciudad de México, Mexico, August 20, 2021

El Taquito, Centro Histórico, Mexico City/Ciudad de México, Mexico, August 20, 2021

El Taquito is located on Calle del Carmen, one of several streets in the Centro Histórico that pull triple duty as pedestrian mall, market and vehicular thoroughfare — chaotic and amazing at the same time:
Calle del Carmen, Centro Histórico, Mexico City/Ciudad de México, Mexico, August 20, 2021
Calle del Carmen, Centro Histórico, Mexico City/Ciudad de México, Mexico, August 20, 2021