XOCHICALCO 
Part 2

Here is the second part Six photographs taken by me in Late January.  I plan to return during the rainy season when the sky will be clear and the grass will be green and take a few more pictures.  

	The view from the top of the mountian.  Beautiful scenery in every direction.  A bit hazy in this photo as it hasn't rained in 4 months.
	This is a large building that has been partially restored.  The walls and pillars have been partially reconstructed so you can see the shape and design of the building.  Walls were very thick constructed of stones and concrete, and had a wood/stone/concrete roof.
	A photo of the bas relief design.  These were originally hand carved and painted.  Located all around the pyramid.
	This photo shows the outside back wall.  You can see the different levels at this location.  Inside the city itself the difference is much more subtle, with winding roads gradually taking you from level to level.  And it was built entirely by hand, no machines.
	Here you can see two terraces.  Hand carved out of the solid rock of the mountain.  These were used to house other people who supported the upper city.  its hard to see but there is a large habitation in the far area of the photo.
	This is a partially reconstructed cistern.  The water entered this from a large plaza above, being piped into the wall above were it dropped in a waterfall into the cistern. When this cistern was full they could direct the overflow into others a bit lower.

As you can see by these photo's the city has not been restored as much as other sites in Mexico.  But it still gives you a (with a bit of imagination) a picture of what was a very beautiful city, in a very beautiful location.  Well worth the trip to visit.  There is also a fairly large museum in a new building located a short walk from the site.