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Xochicalco |
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Me, Danielle, Abigail, Mercedes, and Amanda stand at the top of an imposing set of stairs. (Some pyramid or another) |
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We pose at the top of the temple of the plumed serpent. |
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A closer picture of the group, looking at a different camera. |
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A view of the carving on the Temple of the Plumed Serpent |
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Our travel group poses on one of the pyramids overlooking a beautiful landscape while Katey (in the red) is caught in the picture. |
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| The ruins of Xochicalco. |
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We climb the ruins. My group is in blue, the Virginia girls in red, and the Pennsylvania girls in yellow. |
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Xochicalco as seen from the parking lot of the museum. |
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Nichole and Mercedes chat on the edge of a building. |
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The whole group who visited Xochicalco. |
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A game court used in ball games. |
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Umm... it's me. In Xochicalco. Yeah. |
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| Light shines into the observatory from a hole in the ceiling. |
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We pause for a photo at the very top of the ruins. Left to right: myself, Danielle, Abigail, Mercedes, and Amanda. |
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A closeup of us on top of the ruins (Me, Danielle, Abigail, Mercedes, Amanda) |
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| The Museum at Xochicalco is an incredible work of engineering--designed to be as self-sufficient and energy-efficient as possible, as well as requiring minimal visitor walking for maximum museum viewing |
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