Guachimontones

You are now trying to pronounce that word aren't you? (Gwa-chi-moan-tone-es) Practice it because that's what we're going to name one of our children. I think its catchy, both feminine and masculine at the same time. Okay maybe not cause what middle name goes with it. We'll just stick with the recent celebrity trend and name our children something like Yarn Amoxacillin. Apparently, you say any random word enough times it sounds pretty and like a name. Anywho, back to Guachimontones. So just outside of GDL there are some ruins that were discovered in the 1970's. They are the only known round pyramids in the whole world. Some of the discovered facts: they have no idea what the name of the people who lived there was, they had the largest sports field ever discovered (it's the game where you have to play with your hips, which just made me wonder if I'm somehow descended from ancient Americans because I would be an all-stare player in this soccer hip like game; my hips would have to be insured and then a movie would be made call Bend it Like Chad's Hips), all male skeletons discovered had fractured hips (being evolved my genetics have perfected my hips where they are indestructible), the people lived in the area for some 2000 years, they lived a very social and peaceful life style from the paintings on the pottery, and atop the round pyramids they performed the flying ritual. So you ask, what's the flying ritual? Flying of course. If you've ever been to Mexico City they reenact this right outside the main archeology museum, of which I had a video but have somehow misplaced, but I have pictures. So... to the point of this whole post (besides my hips): here are pictures from Annie and I's visit to Guachimontones and pictures of voladores (ie fliers in Mexico City)

Here's a website:

Pictures:





A section of the sign in book asked, how did you find out about the place, and in the space right above ours was written 'Frank', cause we all know who Frank is... I of course put 'gringo gossip'...

Here are the voladores/fliers: