San Juan Teotihuacán founded in 500 BC with an
elevation of 2,270 meters or 7,450 feet and population of 46, 799.
Teotihuacán takes its name from the ancient city and World Heritage site that is located next to the
municipal seat. "Teotihuacán" is from Nahuatl and means "place
of the gods." In Nahua mythology, they believed that the sun and
the moon were created here.
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San Juan has the feeling of
a small town but with all the commendation that would be found in a large one;
like banks, internet cafes, a big box store, framer, shoe stores, fancy bakeries,
a fabric store, and a large farmers market every day, their own police station
and so much more.
San Juan also has a particularity pleasant RV and Camping
ground “Teotihuacan Trailer Park” UTM (E51561.18 N2176465.83) tel. 01 (594)
956-0313 teotipark@prodigy.net.mx
and managed by Mina; she is a very nice lady and is very knowledgeable about the
area. This is a full service park with WI-FI, clean bathrooms and it has more than
20 grass covered RV spots and tenters are welcome. San Juan has the best bus
service to Mexico City and all other points. Here, I have stayed two different
times, and I highly recommend it for both the short and long term. She has three apartments also for rent so if you do not want to camp or have a RV you can still stay here. I know that you will love it.
In Mexico, the summertime considered off season or the slow time of the year. But around here the summer is full of actives. Here are some of what is coming up in just a few months…
The town has two
main traditional festivals: the feast day of John the Baptist (the patron of the town)
in late June and the feast of Christ the Redeemer in July, which runs
concurrently with the Obsidian Fair. During the festival of
Christ the Redeemer, which lasts eight days, one can see a number of
traditional dances such as the Aztecs, Santiagueros and Sembradores. There are
also amusement rides, fireworks and sporting events. Too bad I will not be here for these events.
In the 2000s, two other annual
events were added to the Festival Aerostatico Teotihuacan and the Festival
Musica para los Dioses. The Festival Aerostatico Teotihuacan (Teotihuacan
Hot-Air Balloon Festival) being held each year since 2005. The event
attracts about 15,000 people
each year with an average of twenty balloons participating. Other events
include paragliding and skydiving exhibitions, ultra
gliders, a farming and livestock
show, and a gastronomy and crafts fair. The 2010 event, dedicated to the Bicentennial of Mexico’s Independence, a dirigible 44 meters long. The event takes place at the “Globopuerto
Volare, located on the Tulancingo-Teotihuacan highway. The Festival Musica para
los Dioses (Music for the Gods Festival) are an annual rock and roll event. The
festival has attracted as many as fifty bands and crowds of more than 20,000.
Attendees bring or rents camping gear, including tents in a secure location as
a recreation of Woodstock to stay for the 35-hour event. The annual
festival has been going on since 2006 and has featured acts such as the Babasónicos, Maldita Vecindad, Instituto
Mexicano del Sonido and Panteón Rococó. The Festival Musica para los Dioses considered being the most important rock and camping fest in all of Mexico. 
By far, the main attraction here is the Teotihuacan
archeological site with is a World Heritage Site. The
center of the site is the Calzada de los Muertos or the Avenue of the Dead
which is almost four km long. The city surrounds this avenue in mostly
symmetrical form, which can best be seen at the Pyramid of the Moon on the
north end or the Temple of Quetzalcoatl on the south end, the
Pyramid of the Sun is the second largest in Mexico, with only the pyramid at
Cholula being larger. 
Please visit the gallery “Teotihuacán” within my website http://seewhatiseephotography.com, please enjoy the photos and the story in an earlier post also titled “Teotihuacán”.
