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These snapshots are from my field trip to the Xochicalco archaeological site.
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Living quarters for the priests and rulers. The servants lived down the hill
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The north ball court
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They captured water here to use throughout the year
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The north ball court: these walls are probably 40 feet high on each side
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Of all the parts, I was amazed the most by the observatory
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A guided tour inside the observatory "cave"
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This manmade shaft is 40 feet vertical. Sun shines directly through it exactly twice a year. Very very cool.
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Observatory entrance. The base of the "hole" is about the height of the entrance (about 150 feet inside to the left and back), while the top is at the top of that stone wall to the left.