Uncover Teotihuacan identity from ancient times to its modern way of living and cousine. Spend time with a local teotihuacan family who will give you a wider perception regarding the modern tortilla, edible cactus and insects (optional) that have remained over two thousand years in everyday local food.
You will have exclusive access to a restricted area, aptly named "the hidden treasure," where your guide will unveil a site under investigation by the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH). This location served as an early exploration and art studio within an ancient palace, offering a unique insight into Diego Rivera's exploration of ancient artistic expressions and techniques like the cochineal paint method
Your guide will be either an archeologist, historian, professor or specialized certified guide well experienced doing this tour - activities.
It will take approximately one hour to reach Teotihuacan. Upon arrival at the ruins, your knowledgeable tour guide will lead you through a detailed exploration of the ancient city, spanning its four stages of construction from 100 B.C. to 650 A.C. This journey will elucidate the significance of customs, traditions, and commercial goods as enduring elements of our national identity today. You will have exclusive access to a restricted area, aptly named "the hidden treasure," where your guide will unveil a site under investigation by the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH). This location served as an early exploration and art studio within an ancient palace, offering a unique insight into Diego Rivera's exploration of ancient artistic expressions and techniques like the cochineal paint method. Following the exploration, a short ten-minute drive from the pyramids will lead us to Erica's middle-class home, where you will savor delectable local cuisine, providing a taste of the town's essence through its authentic local mestizos dishes, which is the combination of pre hispanic and colonization period ingredients and techniques.
Oaxacan cheese quesadillas, huitlacoche, mushrooms and nopal (cactus)
Chicken with mole, guacamole, grasshoppers, maguey worms, pork rinds in green sauce, rice and beans.
Xoconostle fruit with cinnamon
You will make your own way to the meeting points