Today we visited Cañada de la Virgen, the pyramid site outside of San Miguel de Allende. The site was built by the Otomí Indians around 500 BC and was inhabited until the 1500’s.
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You go with a guide and are driven to within a 20-25 minute walk of the pyramid site & you hike in climbing volcanic rock steps. Besides the Otomí, we were told that the Toltecs also used the site during this time, however they were a nomadic tribe who did not settle permanently here.
The pyramid is situated so the light of both the sun and moon come directly into the center at specific dates of the year during which ceremonial activities were performed.
As you can see the landscape after a good rain year is lush and green and today, in full bloom.
Living in San Miguel 
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