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ANCIENT BALL FIELD;
Found in the hills of Xochicalco.  One of few with
original stone rings in place.

THE WATER WAYS AND COLORFUL GONDOLAS OF THE AZTEC FLOATING GARDENS OF XOCHIMILCO.

The "newly weds" boarding our tour's personal gondola for our cruise on the fascinating Aztec Floating Gardens. So fun!


ANCIENT STONE AQUA DUCT, spanning the beautiful
Naucalpan Valley, " I will open rivers in high places, and 
fountains in the midst of  the valleys. I will make
the wilderness…and dry lands springs of water." (Isaiah 41:18) He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills." (Psalms 104:10)

"We made it!" Members of the tour together with Ann and Don Black atop the impressive
PYRAMID OF THE SUN.

Looking up through the SOLAR OBSERVATORY OF
XOCHICALCO. How did they place and cement the stones
in such a narrow space?

Peering downward toward the underground observation
cave of  the OBSERVATORY OF XOCHICALCO.

The beautiful and majestic 
PYRAMID OF THE SUN. (Or of the Father?) See photo below to realize how huge this holy monument really is!


It's hard to believe, but the tiny specks upon this great pyramid are people! Literally thousands of them all over  the great Pyramid of the Sun on a special Mexican holy day. This great edifice is massive in size.  (With all due regards, this is not our day of visiting the pyramid.  Whew!) 

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Photo Courtesy National Geographic Magazine)

Model of the great city of XOCHICALCO - much of which
was only recently uncovered.

Looking southward from atop the PYRAMID OF MOON, down
the Avenue of the Dead. TEOTIHUACAN. The PYRAMID OF
THE SUN can be seen at the left.

Pausing to read about SAMUEL THE LAMANITE, next to a
great stone wall.

Active dig and restoration site - the great city of
XOCHICALCO.

The infamous SKULL RACK AND THE HOUSE OF SKULLS. A morbid monument to the innocently martyred and
sacrificed.  " They did murder them in a most cruel
manner, torturing their bodies even unto death." 
(Moroni  9: 10 .)

This historic obsidian SACRIFICIAL KNIFE, was
discovered by the archeological dig team just as we
passed by!

Close up of the ancient obsidian SACRIFICIAL KNIFE.
What an exciting find!

Our Aztec guide describes construction methods of
recently uncovered stone steps in the city of
XOCHICALCO.

Atop the impressive, "STONE BUILDING," of  the
PYRAMID OF TEPANAPA.

One of the two " MYSTERIOUS STONE TOWERS OF
NAUCALPAN." Now it is of special interest to note the openings along the way up of this ancient stone tower. Perfect likeness as described in Mosiah 2:7, wherein it mentions the design affording King Benjamin to be able to protect himself while addressing his people if suddenly attacked by the Lamanites.
 

We spent three years attempting to locate these
beautiful edifices likened to those described in the
Book Of Mormon, and discovered them on our last tour! "For
the multitude became so great that King Benjamin could
not teach them all within  the wall of the temple,
therefore he caused a tower to be erected that thereby
his people might hear the words which he could speak
to them…The  wonderful and mysterious," STONE TOWER OF NAUCALPAN."

Look familiar? Isn't this amazing? This 185 foot-high ancient stone tower, called, MINARET IN SPIRAL, is located in the ancient city of Samarra,70 miles north-northwest of the city of Baghdad, Iraq! Baghdad is the purported ancient biblical city of Babylon. Look how closely the two towers  resemble one another. And they should, as the Book of Mormon people were greatly influenced in their architectural design, by their having originally  come from the near east. Thus these towers are great look-a- likes, as are many of the pyramids there and upon this continent. Its of special interest to note, that local legend there has it that this tower near Baghdad, built in about A.D.830,  resembles closely the original Tower of Babel.

(Photo -  National Geographic Magazine)

"…and caused places of security to be built upon those
towers, that stones and arrows of the Lamanites could
not hurt them. (Mosiah 2:7). 

Another reference to towers in the Book of Mormon: It was upon a tower which was in the
Garden of Nephi, which was by the highway which lead
to the chief market, which was in the city…which tower
was also near unto the garden gate by which lead the
highway." (Photo is of the second  Stone Tower of Naucalpan discovered on our last tour!) ( Alma 50:4, Helaman 7:10.)

Workers at the active dig site of the city of
XOCHICALCO. Picture was taken moments prior to the
discovery of the obsidian  sacrificial knife. 

Check out the name of this Pharmacy! We couldn’t
believe it! What fun!